My mother said the cure for thinking too much about yourself was helpi…

Sylvia Plath
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My mother said the cure for thinking too much about yourself was helping somebody who was worse off than you. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2008). The Bell Jar, p.120, Faber & Faber
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