...we shall board our imagined ship and wildly sail among sacred islands of the mad till death shatters the fabulous stars and makes us real.
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I feel self-repressed again. The old fall disease. Where is my willpower? The idea of a life gets in the way of my life...I dream too much, work too little.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects the struggle between dreams and taking action in life.
Sylvia Plath's quote captures a common internal conflict where an individual's aspirations and dreams hinder their proactive engagement with life. The reference to feeling 'self-repressed' suggests a struggle with inaction, revealing that the lofty ideals and dreams can become barriers to living fully in the present moment. Plath's metaphor of the 'old fall disease' hints at a recurring cycle of disconnection from one's own desires and the frustration that arises when willpower fades.
Themes
Self-RepressionDreamsWillpowerLifeAction
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be shared during a motivational speech about taking action to achieve oneβs dreams.
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