You cannot save people, you can only love them.
ANAIS NINWe are never trapped unless we choose to be.
More Anais Nin Quotes
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The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.
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Do not seek the because – in love there is no because, no reason, no explanation, no solutions.
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I take pleasure in my transformations. I look quiet and consistent, but few know how many women there are in me.
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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.
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Violence is a symptom of impotence.
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Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go.
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I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don’t know why, some people fill the gaps and others emphasize my loneliness. In reality those who satisfy me are those who simply allow me to live with my ”idea of them.
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I don’t wish power, only art -art and passion.
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The secret of joy is the mastery of pain.
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The real wonders of life lie in the depths. Exploring the depths for truths is the real wonder which the child and the artist know: magic and power lie in truth.
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When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for others.
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When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.
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The fiery moments of passionate experience are the moments of wholeness and totality of the personality.
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Willingness to explore everything is a sign of strength. The weak ones have prejudices. Prejudices are a protection.
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I love your silences, they are like mine.
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