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He had a mania for washing and disinfecting himself. . . . For him the only danger came from the microbes that attacked the body. He had not studied the microbe of conscience which eats into the soul.

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Anais Nin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1903
Born: February 21
Died: 1977
Died: January 14
Author
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Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
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Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell
Anais Nin
Washing
Dishes
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Conscience
Microbe
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Microbes
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Mania
Body
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Soul
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