I wondered why I couldn't go the whole way doing what I should any mor…

Sylvia Plath
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I wondered why I couldn't go the whole way doing what I should any more. This made me sad and tired. Then I wondered why I couldn't go the whole way doing what I shouldn't, the way Doreen did, and this made me even sadder and more tired. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2008). The Bell Jar, p.24, Faber & Faber
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I wondered why I couldn't go the whole way doing what I should any more. This made me sad and tired. Then I wondered why I couldn't go the whole way doing what I shouldn't, the way Doreen did, and this made me even sadder and more tired. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2008). The Bell Jar, p.24, Faber & Faber

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