"Adolescence is like cactus."
"We are never trapped unless we choose to be."
Source: The Diary Of Anais Nin, Volume Two (1934-1939). Book by Anais Nin, 1970.
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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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