There ought, I thought, to be a ritual for being born twice

Sylvia Plath
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There ought, I thought, to be a ritual for being born twice - patched, retreaded and approved for the road. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.126, Hamilton Books
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There ought, I thought, to be a ritual for being born twice - patched, retreaded and approved for the road. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.126, Hamilton Books

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