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When I was learning to creep, my mother set me down on the beach to see what I thought of it. I crawled straight for the coming wave and was just through the wall of green when she caught my heels.
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"When I was learning to creep, my mother set me down on the beach to see what I thought of it. I crawled straight for the coming wave and was just through the wall of green when she caught my heels."
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When I was learning to creep, my mother set me down on the beach to see what I thought of it. I crawled straight for the coming wave and was just through the wall of green when she caught my heels. — Sylvia Plath

About Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath was a Poet from United States (1932–1963).

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This quote is attributed to Sylvia Plath, a Poet from United States.
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Sylvia Plath lived from 1932 – 1963.