“If too much has been made of the symptoms of Plath’s mental illness, so too little attention has been paid to its possible causes. Sylvia Plath was an angry young woman born in a country and at a time that… — Andrew Wilson Copy Share Image
“Those close to [Patricia Highsmith], particularly her family, often commented on how Highsmith's vision of reality was a warped one. In April 1947, she transcribed into her notebook what was, presumably, a real dialogue between herself and her mother, in which Mary accused her of not facing the world. Highsmith replied that she did indeed view the world 'sideways, but… — Andrew Wilson Copy Share
“If too much has been made of the symptoms of Plath’s mental illness, so too little attention has been paid to its possible causes.… — Andrew Wilson Copy Share Image
“Ever since she was a young girl, [Patricia Highsmith] had felt an extraordinary empathy for animals, particularly cats. The creatures, she said, 'provide something… — Andrew Wilson Copy Share Image
“From the beginning of her development, Sylvia—or Sivvy, as her family called her—came to associate words as a substitute for love” — Andrew Wilson Copy Share Image
“Sylvia Plath is an example of the egotistical sublime: her subject is herself, her predicament, her violent Romantic emotions,” wrote the poet Craig Raine.” — Andrew Wilson Copy Share Image
![“Ever since she was a young girl, [Patricia Highsmith] had felt an extraordinary empathy for animals, particularly cats. The creatures, she said, 'provide something for writers that humans cannot: companionship that makes no demands or intrusions, that is as restful and ever-changing as a tranquil…” quote by Andrew Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4b7/andrew-wilson-62688_affection_ever-since-she-was-a-young-girl-patricia_1419212.jpg)
