
Anais Nin is best remembered as a diarist, as well as a writer of erotica. By far, one of the most fascinating female literary figures, she has inspired many female writers, including myself. Like Nin, I have kept a journal from the time I was 11. Her diaries spanned decades until shortly before her death. Not only was she an author, but she was also a flamenco dancer, an actress, a psychoanalyst, and the lover of many prominent male authors of her time. She lived life with passion and fearlessness, like a true artist.
Here are my favorite quotes from this amazing author.
"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say."
"Creation which cannot express itself becomes madness."
"I write emotional algebra."
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