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There is a resemblance between men and women, not a contrast. When a man begins to recognize his feeling, the two unite. When men accept the sensitive side of themselves, they come alive.

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
Men
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Resemblance
Sides
Unite
Alive
Contrast
Feeling
Sensitive
Feelings
Begins
Two
Recognize
Women
Accept
Come
Accepting

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