I didn’t want my picture taken because I was going to cry. I didn’t know why I was … - Sylvia Plath

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I love the new technology. New things give you a reason to want to go to the studio. New challenges mean you have to keep up, you know?

Sylvia Plath

I didn’t want my picture taken because I was going to cry. I didn’t know why I was going to cry, but I knew that if anybody spoke to me or looked at me too closely the tears would fly out of my eyes and the sobs would fly out of my throat and I’d cry for a week. I could feel the tears brimming and sloshing in me like water in a glass that is unsteady and too full.

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