A Quote by Anais Nin

The diary taught me that it is in the moments of emotional crisis that human beings reveal themselves most accurately. I learned to choose the heightened moments because they are the moments of revelation.

Anais Nin

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Anais Nin
American - Novelist
February 21, 1903 - January 14, 1977

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Anais Nin

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