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Perhaps a child, like a cat, is so much inside of himself that he does not see himself in the mirror.
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
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A man who lives unrelated to other human beings dies. But a man who lives unrelated to himself also dies.
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willingness to explore everything is a sign of strength. The weak ones have prejudices. Prejudices are a protection.
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Big Business and Politics are twins, they are the monsters who kill everything, corrupt everything.
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If a person continues to see only giants, it means he is still seeing the world through the eyes of a child. I have a feeling that man's fear of woman comes from having first seen her as the mother, creator of men.
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