There I went again, building up a glamorous picture of a man who would…

Sylvia Plath
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There I went again, building up a glamorous picture of a man who would love me passionately the minute he met me, and all out of a few prosy nothings. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.29, Hamilton Books
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There I went again, building up a glamorous picture of a man who would love me passionately the minute he met me, and all out of a few prosy nothings. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.29, Hamilton Books

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