Famous quotes containing the words sylvia plath, plath, life and/or career:
“You do not do, you do not do
Any more, black shoe
In which I have lived like a foot
For thirty years,”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
“I am too pure for you or anyone.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
“Margaret: Some people have life made for them.
Frank: That’s right, Mrs. Hammond, and some people make it for themselves. It’s about time you took that ton of rock off your shoulders.”
—David Storey (b. 1933)
“I doubt that I would have taken so many leaps in my own writing or been as clear about my feminist and political commitments if I had not been anointed as early as I was. Some major form of recognition seems to have to mark a woman’s career for her to be able to go out on a limb without having her credentials questioned.”
—Ruth Behar (b. 1956)