It's the living, the eating, the sleeping that everyone needs. Ideas d…

Sylvia Plath
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It's the living, the eating, the sleeping that everyone needs. Ideas don't matter so much after all. My three best friends are Catholic. I can't see their beliefs, but I can see the things they love to do on earth. When you come right down to it, I do believe in the freedom of the individual. ✨ The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath.
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