Quotes by Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 5: 1947-1955

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Then I realized the vital necessity of art. Human life, yes, you nurse people, you clean house, you market, but then com — Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 5: 1947-1955
It is right that you should read according to your temperament, occupations, hobbies, and vocations. But it is a sign of — Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 5: 1947-1955
Am I creating my own isolation? It seems to me that most of my acts are acts of integrity. So much takes place within me — Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 5: 1947-1955
In America the vast spaces accentuate the vast spaces between people, deserts which stretch between human beings. It is — Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 5: 1947-1955
Perhaps behind our occasional hostility toward the artist and writer there may be a slight tinge of jealousy. The man or — Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 5: 1947-1955
For our anxiety is the one thing we cannot place on the shoulders of others, it suffocates them. — Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 5: 1947-1955
Jazz is the music of the body. The breath comes through brass. It is the body’s breath, and the strings’ wails and moans — Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 5: 1947-1955
We write to lure and enchant and console others. We write to serenade our lovers. We write to taste life twice, in the m — Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 5: 1947-1955