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Anais Nin says life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through…

“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.” – Anais Nin

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Erica Jong says the greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers…

“The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers. I’m thinking not only of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley, but of Anais Nin, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and of course Sappho. You cannot divide creative juices from human … Continue reading

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Anais Nin says we are like sculptors, contstantly carving out of others the image we long for…

“We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image we long for, need, love or desire, often against reality, against their benefit, and always, in the end, a disappointment, because it does not fit them.” – Anais Nin

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Anais Nin says only the united beat of sex and heart together…

“Only the united beat of sex and heart together can create ecstasy.” – Anais Nin, Delta of Venus

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Anais Nin says what I cannot love…

“What I cannot love, I overlook.” – Anais Nin

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Anais Nin says throw your dreams into space like a kite…

“Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.” – Anais Nin

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