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The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that was the miracle.

Anais Nin

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Anais Nin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1903
Born: February 21
Died: 1977
Died: January 14
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Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell
Anais Nin
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Live
Romance
Always
Ahead
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Miracle

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