“In my mind, for so long, now, I have kissed him, talked with him, and decided I am capable of love again, if I decide to make myself vulnerable again.”
— Sylvia Plath, from a journal entry featured in “The Unabridged Journals,”
“It is easier to love you when you are not near me, when you are just a few blocks away, smiling and laughing yourself away at some joke with your friends and family. I love you best when you are far, far away.”