...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 pass by people, grazing them on the edges, and it bothers me. I've got to admire someone to really like them deeply - to value them as friends.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True friendship requires deep admiration and emotional connection rather than superficial interactions.
In this quote, Sylvia Plath expresses the idea that meaningful relationships stem from genuine admiration and understanding of another person. Merely passing by others or interacting superficially does not establish the deep bonds that characterize true friendship; instead, it is the value and admiration we attribute to someone that allows us to truly connect and cherish them as friends.
Themes
FriendshipAdmirationConnectionValueRelationships
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a speech about the importance of deep connections in friendships.
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