There are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the artist and the monk who renounces possessions.
ANAIS NINThere are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the artist and the monk who renounces possessions.
ANAIS NINLife is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.
ANAIS NINCompassion for our parents is the true sign of maturity.
ANAIS NINPeople living deeply have no fear of death.
ANAIS NINFor you and for me the highest moment, the keenest joy, is not when our minds dominate but when we lose our minds, and you and I both lose it in the same way, through love.
ANAIS NINYou don’t find love, it finds you. It’s got a little bit to do with destiny, fate, and what’s written in the stars.
ANAIS NINWe travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.
ANAIS NINShame is the lie someone told you about yourself.
ANAIS NINAnd the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
ANAIS NINWhat is love but acceptance of the other, whatever he is.
ANAIS NINHow wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.
ANAIS NINWe are never trapped unless we choose to be.
ANAIS NINYou have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too.
ANAIS NINThe secret of life was Breath. That was what I always wanted my words to do, to Breathe.
ANAIS NINAnything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go.
ANAIS NINI adore the struggle you carry in yourself. I adore your terrifying sincerity.
ANAIS NIN