Sylvia Plath Quotes

I didn't think I was going to die. I knew some did. I knew there were some rumors.

Pray that we can come out alive.

I've never experienced complete terror, knock on wood, or running for my life or any of that.

I know the feeling of confusion and betrayal. I know the feeling of fearing for my life.

They held each other and wept as the night closed its fist around their tiny shelter, and the world below them seethed with killers both living and dead.

How many more times do we have to come to terms with death before we find safety?

The Wilds aren't safe anymore.

Not daring to flee since my general location has just been broadcast to any killer who cares. I mean, I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag.

Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water.

Maybe Liz was right and she'd wanted someplace safe. Maybe Mr. Solomon really did understand that running was the only way Macey would find out if we'd run after her. Or maybe, like me, she just wanted to disappear for a little while

What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before.

'Safety', the wife of Pablo said. 'There is no such thing as safety. There are so many seeking safety here now that they make a great danger. In seeking safety now you lose all.'

Don’t move, and breathe only if you have to. (Caleb)

I want to be tested beyond my comfort zone. I don't want to be safe if it is more interesting to be dangerous.

The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.

What’s the point of truth or beauty or knowledge when anthrax bombs are popping all around you?

There's nothing as safe as ignorance or as dangerous.

I became a comedian because I didn't want to be bullied anymore. Onstage I was safe.

District 12. Where you can starve to death in safety," I mutter. Then I glance quickly over my shoulder. Even here, in the middle of nowhere, you worry someone might overhear you.

It's a frightening world to be alone in.

All are / naked, none is safe.

Everything that's fun in life is dangerous. And everything that isn't fun is dangerous too. It's impossible to be alive and safe.

Isn't it fascinating how long a few minutes seem when you are completely alone with not a familiar face in sight?

I only need to know one thing. Am I going to need the flamethrower?

How do you keep safe when your whole day is as wide and empty as the sky?