Quote by Sylvia Plath

“I felt like laundry in a washing machine, when all I wanted was to be put on and become her favourite shirt.”

— Isabelle Ronin

“As exhausted as I was, it took time for me to settle in. The curtains in my room let in too much light, the…

— R.L. Naquin

“I wanted to wash away our past misgivings in those tears that would run from our eyes and weave a new start by folding…

— Faraaz Kazi

“That night, I wash myself. The silky suds between my legs are the color and scent of rust, but I am newer than I…

— Carmen Maria Machado

“I figured if I held my breath long enough and sucked my stomach up under my ribs far enough and powdered my face pale…

— Emily Curtis

“I am sure that the reason why I wept and stormed as if I had gone off my head was that the combination of…

— Osamu Dazai

“I felt bad about dirtying their comforter with my nasty clothes, but who knew what might happen later. If something else bizarre went down…

— Mike Mullin

“From the time I woke up in the morning until the time I went to bed at night, I was unbearably miserable and seemingly…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

“I didn't want the clothes or the perfect shoes or the expensive anything. I didn't want to be draped in silk. All I ever…

— Tahereh Mafi

“I felt like I needed to crawl under my blankets. And I did for about an hour. My self-pity always had a time limit…

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

“I wanted very much not to be where I was. In fact part of the trouble seemed to be that where I was wasn't…

— Olivia Laing

“I was having one of those days where I wanted to start throwing things because only breaking crap would make me feel better. My…

— Jennifer L. Armentrout