I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the …

Sylvia Plath
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I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the day after Christmas. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.47, Hamilton Books
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