I decided I would put off the novel until I had gone to Europe and had…

Sylvia Plath
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I decided I would put off the novel until I had gone to Europe and had a lover, and that I would never learn a word of shorthand. If I never learned shorthand I would never have to use it. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.62, Hamilton Books
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I decided I would put off the novel until I had gone to Europe and had a lover, and that I would never learn a word of shorthand. If I never learned shorthand I would never have to use it. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.62, Hamilton Books

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