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 | “A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked.” ―Anais Nin Source/Notes: Diary Of Anais Nin Volume 4 1944-1947: Vol. 4 (1944-1947), p. 71 |
 | “Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.” ―Buffalo Bill Source/Notes: Buffalo Bill Museum (1995 edition) |
 | “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” ―John Adams Source/Notes: To the Officers of the First Brigade of the Third Division of the Militia of Massachusetts, 11 October 1798 |
 | “Of all hatreds that the world produces, a wife's hatred for her husband, when she does hate him, is the strongest.” ―Anthony Trollope Source/Notes: Phineas Redux (1874) |
Anais Nin
Born: February 21, 1903
Died: January 14, 1977 (aged 73)
Nationality: French
Occupation: Author
Bio: Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban author, based at first in France and later in the United States, who published her journals, which span more than 60 years, beginning when she was 11 years old and ending shortly before her death, her erotic literature, and short stories. A great deal of her work, including Delta of Venus and Little Birds, was published posthumously.
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