Why can’t I try on different lives, like dresses, to see which fits be…

Sylvia Plath
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Why can’t I try on different lives, like dresses, to see which fits best and is more becoming? ✨ Sylvia Plath (2007). The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, p.101, Anchor
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Why can’t I try on different lives, like dresses, to see which fits best and is more becoming? ✨ Sylvia Plath (2007). The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, p.101, Anchor

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