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Anaïs Nin Quotes
I don't tell the truth any more to those who can't make use of it. I tell it mostly to myself, because it always changes me.
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Birth: | 21st February, 1903 |
Death: | 14th January, 1977 |
Nationality: | American, French |
Profession: | Essayist, Journalist, Novelist, Writer |
Anaïs Nin was born in Neuilly, France. She was an author born to Spanish-Cuban parents in France, where she was also raised. She spent some time in Spain and Cuba but lived most of her life in the United States where she became an established author. She published journals, novels, critical studies, essays, short stories, and erotica. A great deal of her work, including Delta of Venus and Little Birds, was published posthumously.
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