As I lay on my back in bed staring up at the blank, white ceiling the …

Sylvia Plath
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As I lay on my back in bed staring up at the blank, white ceiling the stillness seemed to grow bigger and bigger until I felt my eardrums would burst with it. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.18, Hamilton Books
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As I lay on my back in bed staring up at the blank, white ceiling the stillness seemed to grow bigger and bigger until I felt my eardrums would burst with it. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.18, Hamilton Books

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