Sylvia Plath

I must discipline myself. I must be imaginative and create plots, knit motives, probe dialogue - rather than merely trying to record descriptions and sensations. The latter is pointless, without purpose, unless it is later to be synthesized into a story. The latter is also a rather pronounced symptom of an oversensitive and unproductive ego.

American Poet

Howard Jacobson

I had worked on the markets with my father before going to university, so I possessed an apparent street-smartness, had access to a colourful costermonger vocabulary, and tried passing myself off as a bit of spiv. But my contemporaries saw through me. At heart, they knew I was as bookish and oversensitive as they were.

British Novelist

Stieg Larsson

I am not altogether confident of my ability to put my thoughts into words: My texts are usually better after an editor has hacked away at them, and I am used to both editing and being edited. Which is to say that I am not oversensitive in such matters.

Swedish Writer

Victor Banerjee

We Bengalis are querulous, arrogant, oversensitive and far, far too emotional. We cry too often and laugh too hard. We wave our passions like bright flags. Calcutta is our city.

Indian Actor

Norman Schwarzkopf

With a chemical alarm, you're going to build one that is oversensitive because you would rather the alarm go off and give you a false alarm than to err on the other side.

American General

Noel Fielding

Comedians are ridiculously oversensitive, so, especially with the Internet, you feel everything, like a spider on a web going, 'Oh God, I'm getting stomped'.

English Comedian

Alysia Reiner

I'm one of those girls that cries at the drop of a hat. I'm oversensitive, if anything. I'm a mom. I'm very earthy, crunchy granola. I compost.

American Actress

Evelyn Waugh

I think to be oversensitive about cliches is like being oversensitive about table manners.

English Author

Joe Torre

My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.

American Athlete

Brion James

I was a different kind of kid, oversensitive and all that.

American Actor

Being oversensitive can show deep empathy, not just overreaction.

Not Always Negative

Some cultures may value sensitivity differently; not all consider it a weakness.

Cultural Perception

The term often relates to personal or emotional topics more than to practical ones.

Emotional Context

In a medical context, 'oversensitive' often refers to physical overreactions.

Medical Specificity

While it can describe symptoms, 'oversensitive' is not a medical diagnosis on its own.

Not a Diagnosis

Oversensitivity can indicate a response to something specific in the environment.

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