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She walked in the shadow of Rango with a great feeling of being taken out of herself, of having no knowledge of what was happening to her, merely a pervading sense of flow.

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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
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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
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You live out the confusions until they become clear.
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the cynic is a coward. He foresees all barrenness so that barrenness can never surprise him.
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Memory is a great betrayer.
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Some people read to confirm their own hopelessness. Others read to be rescued from it.
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