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Writing, then, was a substitute for myself: if you don't love me, love my writing & love me for my writing. it is also much more: a way of ordering and reordering the chaos of experience.
-Sylvia Plath
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Writing, Then, Was A Substitute For Myself:

Sylvia Plath
Writing, then, was a substitute for myself: if you don't love me, love my writing & love me for my writing. it is also much more: a way of ordering and reordering the chaos of experience.
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