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1903–1977 France

Anaïs Nin (Spanish pronunciation: [anaˈiz ˈnin]; 21 February 1903 – 14 January 1977), born Angela Anais Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, was a French-born author of Spanish, Cuban, and Danish descent who became famous for her published journals, which span more than sixty years, and for her erotica.

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Also known as: Anais Nin, Nin, Anaïs, Nin, Anaïs Nin

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We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made of layers, cells, constellations.

Diary entries (1914)

At night too, she puzzled the mystery of her desperate need of kindness. As other girls prayed for handsomeness in a lover, or for wealth, or for power, or for poetry, she had prayed fervently: let him be kind.

A Spy in the House of Love (1954)

We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.

Disputed The Seduction of the Minotaur (1961)

The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Disputed

Shame is the lie someone told you about yourself.

Disputed Why Men Fall Out of Love : The Secrets They Don't Tell (2005)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Anaïs Nin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.