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The secret of life was Breath. That was what I always wanted my words to do, to Breathe.

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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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People living deeply have no fear of death.
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When I don't write, I feel my world shrink. I lose my fire, my color.
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You live out the confusions until they become clear.
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