“God, but life is loneliness, despite all the opiates, despite the shrill tinsel gaiety of "parties" with no purpose, despite the false grinning faces we all wear. And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at the words you utter - they are so rusty, so ugly, so meaningless and feeble from being kept in the small cramped dark inside you so long. Yes, there is joy, fulfillment and companionship - but the loneliness of the soul in its appalling self-consciousness is horrible and overpowering.”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“I felt wise and cynical as all hell.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“I have never found anybody who could stand to accept the daily demonstrative love I feel in me, and give back as good as I give.”
― Journals of Sylvia Plath
― Journals of Sylvia Plath
Renee’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Renee’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Renee hasn't connected with their friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Art, Classics, Contemporary, History, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Self help, Spirituality, and visual-art
Polls voted on by Renee
Lists liked by Renee
