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Anais Nin Quote
 | “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ―Anais Nin Source/Notes: Attributed. In 2013, Elizabeth Appell claimed she had written the poem in 1979: http://anaisninblog.skybluepress.com/2013/03/who-wrote-risk-is-the-mystery-solved/ |
 | “'But I don't want to go among mad people,' said Alice. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.'” ―Lewis Carroll Source/Notes: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) |
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 | Source/Notes: Hudibras, a poem, Volume 1, printed by W. Lewis for Thomas McLean, 1819, p. 366, Part II, Canto II |
 | Source/Notes: As quoted in: Newsday, 11 February 1988 |
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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