

“I would like to be able to breathe— to be able to love her by memory or fidelity. But my heart aches. I love you continuously, intensely.”
― Notebooks 1951-1959
― Notebooks 1951-1959

“The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar

“Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger

“I had only a little time left and I didn't want to waste it on God.”
― L'Étranger
― L'Étranger
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