Anais Nin

"A trite word is an overused word which has lost its identity like an old coat in a second-hand shop. The familiar grows dull and we no longer see, hear, or taste it."

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Source: 1944 Under a Glass Bell,'Birth'.

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Anais Nin

Anais Nin

Writer, Diarist

Anais Nin was a French-Cuban-American diarist and writer known for her exploration of love, identity, and the human psyche in works like 'Delta of Venus'.

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