I must be lean Author: Sylvia Plath Copy Quote More from Sylvia Plath “I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. Fro…” “I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like …” “When am I going to see you?""Do you really want to know?""Very much.""Never," I…” “My skin is broken out from subconscious anxiety and tension, self-induced. Noth…”