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title: "2 Plath Quotes By Matthew J. Sullivan"
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> [“If I was going to kill myself,” Plath continued, “I’d leave a note just to get a few last digs in. Insult the guy who took me to prom. Give my parents one last guilt trip. Criticize my ex-husband’s penis.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/if-i-was-going-to-kill-myself-plath-continued-i-d-leave-a-note-just/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

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> [“Lydia sometimes saw Plath as the woman she might someday become: caring, creative, content—but inaccessible to nearly everyone alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/lydia-sometimes-saw-plath-as-the-woman-she-might-someday-become/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

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## More by Matthew J. Sullivan

> [“one of the kinder nuns had lauded Carol for how original she was in her sinfulness, as if God had yet to announce the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/one-of-the-kinder-nuns-had-lauded-carol-for-how-original-she-was-in/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“All words are masks, and the lovelier they are, the more they are meant to conceal. —Steven Millhauser, “August Eschenburg”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/all-words-are-masks-and-the-lovelier-they-are-the-more-they-are-meant/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“To the inexperienced, many BookFrogs appeared as derelict or homeless, but to the seasoned eye it was clear that they’d shed themselves of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/to-the-inexperienced-many-bookfrogs-appeared-as-derelict-or-homeless/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“Libraries were havens for everyone, he might've told her, not just the clean and productive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/libraries-were-havens-for-everyone-he-might-ve-told-her-not-just-the/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“Something’s wrong in the air, you know, when a book costs less than a bullet. Or a Coke. Values-wise. Lydia”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/something-s-wrong-in-the-air-you-know-when-a-book-costs-less-than-a/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“If you want to pay respects, by the way, he's at the zoo." "At the zoo? As in the zoo?" "Joey liked to walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/if-you-want-to-pay-respects-by-the-way-he-s-at-the-zoo-at-the-zoo-as/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“They make knives out of Jolly Ranchers. And if you heat up a candy bar with caramel and chocolate you can basically burn someone’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/they-make-knives-out-of-jolly-ranchers-and-if-you-heat-up-a-candy-bar/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“It’s quite a library, anyway,” she said, trying to sound upbeat. “I’ve begun to think of it as more graveyard than library. End of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/it-s-quite-a-library-anyway-she-said-trying-to-sound-upbeat-i-ve/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“If I was going to kill myself,” Plath continued, “I’d leave a note just to get a few last digs in. Insult the guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/if-i-was-going-to-kill-myself-plath-continued-i-d-leave-a-note-just/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“Lydia sometimes saw Plath as the woman she might someday become: caring, creative, content—but inaccessible to nearly everyone alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/lydia-sometimes-saw-plath-as-the-woman-she-might-someday-become/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“What are you doing out here anyway?” “Lydia,” Plath said after a cold pause, “that is one question you should never have to ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/what-are-you-doing-out-here-anyway-lydia-plath-said-after-a-cold/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“Something’s wrong in the air, you know, when a book costs less than a bullet. Or a Coke. Values-wise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/something-s-wrong-in-the-air-you-know-when-a-book-costs-less-than-a-2/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

> [“…he'd spent his whole life trying in vain to find a place that, for him, was never allowed to exist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-j-sullivan/he-d-spent-his-whole-life-trying-in-vain-to-find-a-place-that-for-him/)

[Matthew J. Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-j-sullivan/)

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