Quote: Sylvia Plath May 21, 2014 Geoff For Readers, Quotes You ask me why I spend my life writing? Do I find entertainment? Is it worthwhile? Above all, does it pay? If not, then, is there a reason? … I write only because There is a voice within me That will not be still. Sylvia Plath, 1948 (aged 16) . Tweet or share this: