407 ctl1.*** Initiation by Sylvia Plath

She developed a spontaneous relationship with the "little man," which enabled her to see the people around her in a new light. This was the point at which she realized that people want nothing more than someone to be interested in what they have to say, and that just a little interest can open up even the most isolated person.

"So many people were shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, ifonly you were interested in them. And really, you didn't have to belong to a club to feci related to other human beings."