I desire the things which will destroy me in the end.

Sylvia Plath

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Topic

Self-destruction Destructive impulses

Author

Sylvia Plath

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Plath, Sylvia. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, edited by Karen V Kukil. Anchor Books, 2000. Originally a journal entry, 29 Mar. 1951.

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Topic
Cheese

Author

Clifton Fadiman
Source
The Complete Book of Cheese
Language
English
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

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Letting each other go. For holding on
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Topic
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Author

Rainer Maria Rilke
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
German
Time
1909 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Requiem fur eine Freundin [Requiem for a Friend]. c. 1908.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. "Requiem for a Friend." The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Stephen Mitchell. Vintage, 1989.