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The quote “My God, if I had a heart, I would write my hate on ice, and wait for the sun to show.” by the poet Sylvia Plath was written in response to her father, who did not like her poetry. The poem suggests that if she did have a heart, she would use it to express her hatred of him for keeping her from her true love.
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