Sylvia Plath:

If it was God's will, it is a very stupid arbitrary blood thirsty God, and I do not like him or believe in him or respect him because he is more foolish and mean than we are and has no sense of proportion of what people are good for living and what people are unfit.

— Sylvia Plath Modern

The Bell Jar, confessional poetry

Context

From 'The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath'.

Date / Period

Undated, likely early 1950s

Source

https://tardislock.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/the-sylvia-plath-journals-short-quot…

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: gemini

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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