Anaïs Nin
Born: 02-20-1903
Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban-American diarist and writer renowned for her deeply introspective and candid journals, which offer insights into her personal life and relationships. Born in 1903, Nin's work explores themes of femininity, sexuality, and psychology, often blurring the lines between fiction and autobiography. Her most famous publications include her diaries and erotica, such as "Delta of Venus." Nin's literary contributions continue to influence and inspire readers worldwide.
Book summaries for books written by Anaïs Nin
Quotes
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.
I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better.
Dreams are necessary to life.
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don't know why, some people fill the gaps and others emphasize my loneliness.
You cannot save people. You can only love them.
I hate men who are afraid of women's strength.
I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.