#the diary of anaïs nin

[metamorphesque]

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1934–1939

[elvendeity]

Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934

[majestativa]

Of beauty, hierarchic, gothic, classical.

— Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 6: 1955–1966, (1977)

[petaltexturedskies]

Anaïs Nin, from the diary of Anais Nin, vol. VI: 1955-1966

[larmoyante]

I had a sense of preparation for a love to come. Like the extension of canopies, the unrolling of ceremonial carpets, as if I must first create a marvelous world in which to house it, in which to receive adequately this guest of honor.

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume One 1931-1934, Anaïs Nin

[trees-and-planets]

— Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 7: 1966-1974

[rubypomegranates]

"We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls."

Anaïs Nin "The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 7: 1966-1974"

[dysphoresque]

— Diary of Anaïs Nin Volume 1, Anaïs Nin

[chanelbagsandcigarettedrags]

“The other night we talked about literature's elimination of the unessential, so that we are given a concentrated "dose" of life. I said, almost indignantly, "That's the danger of it, it prepares you to live, but at the same time, it exposes you to disappointments because it gives a heightened concept of living, it leaves out the dull or stagnant moments. You, in your books, also have a heightened rhythm, and a sequence of events so packed with excitement that i expected all your life to be delirious, intoxicated."

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume 1

[sadsongbird]

Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anais Nin Volume 1 1931-1934

[metamorphesque]

— Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. 4: 1944-1947

[womancorpse]

The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934

[majestativa]

To restore to sensuality its nobility.

— Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 6: 1955–1966, (1977)

[petaltexturedskies]

Anaïs Nin, from Nearer the Moon: The Previously Unpublished Unexpurgated Diary, 1937-1939

[donnainnominata]

She is pure poetry walking and breathing, inside and outside of my books, (...)

—Anaïs Nin, from The Diary of Anaïs Nin, vol. 4: 1944-1949

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Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934