I want to force myself again and again to leave the warmth and securit…

Sylvia Plath
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I want to force myself again and again to leave the warmth and security of static situations and move into the world of growth and suffering where the real books are people's minds and souls. ✨ Sylvia Plath (2011). Letters Home, p.296, Faber & Faber
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