Who said “I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again.”?

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Sylvia Plath. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Mad Girl's Love Song" (1953) from Collected Poems (1981)

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“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again.”
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Plath, S. (n.d.). I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32385-i-shut-my-eyes-and-all-the-world/

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Plath, Sylvia. “I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32385-i-shut-my-eyes-and-all-the-world/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Plath, Sylvia. “I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and all is born again.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32385-i-shut-my-eyes-and-all-the-world/.