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“Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the pieces together.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
“you can be hurt by people who look just like you. Not only can it happen, it probably will, because the world is full of hurt people who hurt people. Even if the dominant culture considers you an anomaly, that doesn’t mean you can’t be common, common as fucking dirt.”
― In the Dream House
― In the Dream House
“Yes, I deserve a spring–I owe nobody nothing.”
― A Writer's Diary
― A Writer's Diary
“It's the living, the eating, the sleeping that everyone needs. Ideas don't matter so much after all. My three best friends are Catholic. I can't see their beliefs, but I can see the things they love to do on earth. When you come right down to it, I do believe in the freedom of the individual…”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“Let the wild rumpus start!”
― Where the Wild Things Are
― Where the Wild Things Are
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Alyssa’s 2025 Year in Books
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