I had hoped, at my departure, I would feel sure and knowledgeable abou…

Sylvia Plath
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I had hoped, at my departure, I would feel sure and knowledgeable about everything that lay ahead -- after all, I had been analyzed. Instead, all I could see were question marks. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.125, Hamilton Books
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I had hoped, at my departure, I would feel sure and knowledgeable about everything that lay ahead -- after all, I had been analyzed. Instead, all I could see were question marks. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2016). The Bell Jar, p.125, Hamilton Books

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