More 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."
"life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity, & stumble from defeat to defeat."
"The man who was once starved may revenge himself upon the world not by stealing just once, or by stealing only what he needs, but by taking from the world an endless toll in payment of something irreplaceable, which is the lost faith."
"Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together."
"She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself."