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Quotes from French Writers of the Past — Anaïs Nin

1903–1977 France

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The poet is one who is able to keep the fresh vision of the child alive.

French Writers of the Past (2000)

Life shrinks or expands according to one's courage.

French Writers of the Past (2000)

The final lesson a writer learns is that everything can nourish the writer. The dictionary, a new word, a voyage, an encounter, a talk on the street, a book, a phrase learned.

French Writers of the Past (2000)

Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes one feel as you might when a drowning man holds unto you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.

French Writers of the Past (2000)

Electric flesh-arrows traversing the body. A rainbow of color strikes the eyelids. A foam of music falls over the ears. It is the gong of the orgasm.

French Writers of the Past (2000)

Attribution

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