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Anais Nin Quotes

She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself Picture Quote #1

His life rushes onward in such torrential rhythm that... only angels and devils can catch the tempo of it Picture Quote #1

There were silences in my head. I could abandon myself completely to the pleasure of multiple relationships, to the beauty of the day, to the joys of the day. It was as if a cancer in me had ceased gnawing me. The cancer of introspection Picture Quote #1

I sat there for three hours and did not feel the time or the boredom of our talk and its foolish disconnection. As long as I could hear his voice, I was quite lost, quite blind, quite outside my own self Picture Quote #1

To think of him in the middle of the day lifts me out of ordinary living Picture Quote #1

I palliate the sufferings of others. yes I see myself as softening the blows, dissolving acids, neutralizing poisons, every moment of the day. I try to fulfill the wishes of others, to perform miracles. I exert myself performing miracles Picture Quote #1

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The woman will sit eternally in the tall black armchair. I will be the one woman you will never have... excessive living weighs down the imagination: we will not live, we will only write and talk to swell the sails Picture Quote #1

She acquired the certainty of the expansion of time by depth of emotion, range and infinite multiplicity of experience Picture Quote #1

Had I not created my whole world, I would certainly have died in other people’s Picture Quote #1

To commit suicide is easy. To live without a God is more difficult. The drunkenness of triumph is greater than the drunkenness of sacrifice Picture Quote #1

I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a direct battle while knowing the slow effect of the poison Picture Quote #1

They courted the face on the screen, the face of translucence, the face of wax on which men found it possible to imprint the image of their fantasy Picture Quote #1

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Coming near him like a ballet dancer she took a leap towards him, and he, frightened by her vehemence, and fearing that she would crash against him, instinctively became absolutely rigid, and she felt herself embracing a statue Picture Quote #1

The man who was once starved may revenge himself upon the world not by stealing just once, or by stealing only what he needs, but by taking from the world an endless toll in payment of something irreplaceable, which is the lost faith Picture Quote #1

My first vision of earth was water veiled. I am of the race of men and women who see all things through this curtain of sea, and my eyes are the color of water Picture Quote #1

If a person continues to see giants, it means he is still looking at the world through the eyes of a child Picture Quote #1

I often see how you sob over what you destroy, how you want to stop and just worship; and you do stop, and then a moment later you are at it again with a knife, like a surgeon Picture Quote #1

I’m awaiting a lover. I have to be rent and pulled apart and live according to the demons and the imagination in me. I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again Picture Quote #1

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This great handsomeness I took into myself later when he desired me, but I took it as one breathes air, or swallows a snowflake, or yields to the sun Picture Quote #1

What can I do with my happiness? How can I keep it, conceal it, bury it where I may never lose it? I want to kneel as it falls over me like rain, gather it up with lace and silk, and press it over myself again Picture Quote #1

I reserve the right to love many different people at once, and to change my prince often Picture Quote #1

The enemy of a love is never outside, it’s not a man or a woman, it’s what we lack in ourselves Picture Quote #1

Since desire always goes towards that which is our direct opposite, it forces us to love that which will make us suffer Picture Quote #1

He was now in that state of fire that she loved. She wanted to be burnt Picture Quote #1

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When I cannot bear outer pressures anymore, I begin to put order in my belongings... As if unable to organize and control my life, I seek to exert this on the world of objects Picture Quote #1

Introspection is a devouring monster. You have to feed it with much material, much experience, many people, many places, many loves, many creations, and then it ceases feeding on you Picture Quote #1

Also, I do not like the companionship of women. They are petty and personal. They hang on to their mysteries and secrets, they act and pretend. I like the character of men better Picture Quote #1

Warmth, perfume, rugs, soft lights, books. They do not appease me. I am aware of time passing, of all the world contains that I have not seen, of all the interesting people I have not met Picture Quote #1

The monster I kill every day is the monster of realism. The monster who attacks me every day is destruction. Out of the duel comes the transformation. I turn destruction into creation over and over again Picture Quote #1

When I first met him, he did not care if a friend did not fit into his world, because at that time his world had not been born yet Picture Quote #1

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She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself (Anais Nin Quotes) His life rushes onward in such torrential rhythm that... only angels and devils can catch the tempo of it (Anais Nin Quotes) There were silences in my head. I could abandon myself completely to the pleasure of multiple relationships, to the beauty of the day, to the joys of the day. It was as if a cancer in me had ceased gnawing me. The cancer of introspection (Anais Nin Quotes) I sat there for three hours and did not feel the time or the boredom of our talk and its foolish disconnection. As long as I could hear his voice, I was quite lost, quite blind, quite outside my own self (Anais Nin Quotes) To think of him in the middle of the day lifts me out of ordinary living (Anais Nin Quotes) I palliate the sufferings of others. yes I see myself as softening the blows, dissolving acids, neutralizing poisons, every moment of the day. I try to fulfill the wishes of others, to perform miracles. I exert myself performing miracles (Anais Nin Quotes) The woman will sit eternally in the tall black armchair. I will be the one woman you will never have... excessive living weighs down the imagination: we will not live, we will only write and talk to swell the sails (Anais Nin Quotes) She acquired the certainty of the expansion of time by depth of emotion, range and infinite multiplicity of experience (Anais Nin Quotes) Had I not created my whole world, I would certainly have died in other people’s (Anais Nin Quotes) To commit suicide is easy. To live without a God is more difficult. The drunkenness of triumph is greater than the drunkenness of sacrifice (Anais Nin Quotes) I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a direct battle while knowing the slow effect of the poison (Anais Nin Quotes) They courted the face on the screen, the face of translucence, the face of wax on which men found it possible to imprint the image of their fantasy (Anais Nin Quotes) Coming near him like a ballet dancer she took a leap towards him, and he, frightened by her vehemence, and fearing that she would crash against him, instinctively became absolutely rigid, and she felt herself embracing a statue (Anais Nin Quotes) The man who was once starved may revenge himself upon the world not by stealing just once, or by stealing only what he needs, but by taking from the world an endless toll in payment of something irreplaceable, which is the lost faith (Anais Nin Quotes) My first vision of earth was water veiled. I am of the race of men and women who see all things through this curtain of sea, and my eyes are the color of water (Anais Nin Quotes) If a person continues to see giants, it means he is still looking at the world through the eyes of a child (Anais Nin Quotes) I often see how you sob over what you destroy, how you want to stop and just worship; and you do stop, and then a moment later you are at it again with a knife, like a surgeon (Anais Nin Quotes) I’m awaiting a lover. I have to be rent and pulled apart and live according to the demons and the imagination in me. I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again (Anais Nin Quotes) This great handsomeness I took into myself later when he desired me, but I took it as one breathes air, or swallows a snowflake, or yields to the sun (Anais Nin Quotes) What can I do with my happiness? How can I keep it, conceal it, bury it where I may never lose it? I want to kneel as it falls over me like rain, gather it up with lace and silk, and press it over myself again (Anais Nin Quotes) I reserve the right to love many different people at once, and to change my prince often (Anais Nin Quotes) The enemy of a love is never outside, it’s not a man or a woman, it’s what we lack in ourselves (Anais Nin Quotes) Since desire always goes towards that which is our direct opposite, it forces us to love that which will make us suffer (Anais Nin Quotes) He was now in that state of fire that she loved. She wanted to be burnt (Anais Nin Quotes) When I cannot bear outer pressures anymore, I begin to put order in my belongings... As if unable to organize and control my life, I seek to exert this on the world of objects (Anais Nin Quotes) Introspection is a devouring monster. You have to feed it with much material, much experience, many people, many places, many loves, many creations, and then it ceases feeding on you (Anais Nin Quotes) Also, I do not like the companionship of women. They are petty and personal. They hang on to their mysteries and secrets, they act and pretend. I like the character of men better (Anais Nin Quotes) Warmth, perfume, rugs, soft lights, books. They do not appease me. I am aware of time passing, of all the world contains that I have not seen, of all the interesting people I have not met (Anais Nin Quotes) The monster I kill every day is the monster of realism. The monster who attacks me every day is destruction. Out of the duel comes the transformation. I turn destruction into creation over and over again (Anais Nin Quotes) When I first met him, he did not care if a friend did not fit into his world, because at that time his world had not been born yet (Anais Nin Quotes)

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