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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Samridhi Thapliyal

Quote of the day by Sylvia Plath: 'When we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously...' Inspiring life lessons on self-awareness, inner peace and breaking free from the endless pursuit of more

Few writers captured the complexities of the human mind as profoundly as Sylvia Plath. Her journals, poems and novel The Bell Jar continue to resonate with readers because they explore ambition, identity, loneliness and hope with honesty.

One of her most thought-provoking reflections reads: "Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything it is because we are dangerously near to wanting nothing."

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