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There is a fissure in my vision and madness will always rush through.

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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the cynic is a coward. He foresees all barrenness so that barrenness can never surprise him.
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