Anaïs Nin
French-born American diarist and author, 1903-1977
6 quotes.
Quotes by Anaïs Nin
- And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
- Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.
- Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.
- Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
- We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.
- You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too.