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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.

Anais Nin

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Anais Nin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1903
Born: February 21
Died: 1977
Died: January 14
Author
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Novelist
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Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell
Anais Nin
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Acceptance
Reflection
Dare
Confidence
Craves
Eyes
Reflections
Eye
Lacks
Lives
Crave
Others
Admiration

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