Unabridged

"Read widely of others experiences in thought and action—stretch to others even though it hurts and strains and would be more comfortable to snuggle back in the comforting cotton-wool of blissful ignorance. Hurl yourself at goals above your head and bear the lacerations that come when you slip and make a fool of yourself. Try always, as long as you have breath in your body, to take the hard way, the Spartan way—and work, work, work to build yourself into a rich, continually evolving entity."

Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals (via White Rabbit Books)