And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
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There were always in me, two women at least, one woman desperate and bewildered, who felt she was drowning and another who would leap into a scene, as upon a stage, conceal her true emotions because they were weaknesses, helplessness, despair, and present to the world only a smile, an eagerness, curiosity, enthusiasm, interest.
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Birth: | 21st February, 1903 |
Death: | 14th January, 1977 |
Nationality: | American, French |
Profession: | Essayist, Journalist, Novelist, Writer |
Anaïs Nin was born in Neuilly, France. She was an author born to Spanish-Cuban parents in France, where she was also raised. She spent some time in Spain and Cuba but lived most of her life in the United States where she became an established author. She published journals, novels, critical studies, essays, short stories, and erotica. A great deal of her work, including Delta of Venus and Little Birds, was published posthumously.
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