"If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I'm neurotic as hell. I'll be flying back and forth between one mutually exclusive thing and another for the rest of my days"
- Sylvia Plath
About this Quote
Sylvia Plath is revealing her inner dispute in this quote. She is acknowledging that she is neurotic, which is defined as wanting two equally unique things at the exact same time. She is acknowledging that this is a part of her character and that she will be stuck in this cycle of desiring two opposing things for the rest of her life. This quote reflects Plath's inner chaos and her struggle to reconcile her conflicting desires. It also speaks to the concept that life is full of contradictions and that it is difficult to have everything we desire. Plath's quote is a tip that we must accept our inner disputes and learn to live with them.
This quote is written / told by Sylvia Plath between October 27, 1932 and February 11, 1963. She was a famous Poet from USA.
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