There is so much hurt in this game of searching for a mate, of testing…

Sylvia Plath
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There is so much hurt in this game of searching for a mate, of testing, trying. And you realize suddenly that you forgot it was a game, and turn away in tears. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2013). The Journals of Sylvia Plath, p.15, Anchor
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There is so much hurt in this game of searching for a mate, of testing, trying. And you realize suddenly that you forgot it was a game, and turn away in tears. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2013). The Journals of Sylvia Plath, p.15, Anchor

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