Anais Nin Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Anais Nin quotes, Anais Nin sayings, and Anais Nin proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. Anais Nin
Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. Anais Nin
I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman. Anais Nin
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. Anais Nin
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering, of tarnishing. Anaïs Nin
I know why families were created with all their imperfections. They humanize you. They are made to make you forget yourself occasionally, so that the beautiful balance of life is not destroyed. Anais Nin
I take pleasure in my transformations. I look quiet and consistent, but few know how many women there are in me. Anais Nin
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering, of tarnishing. Anais Nin
The music of the body. Anais Nin
In Paris, when entering a room, everyone pays attention, seeks to make you feel welcome, to enter into conversation, is curious, responsive. Anais Nin
Relationships seem impersonal and everyone conceals his secret life, whereas in Paris it was the exciting substance of our talks, intimate revelations and sharing of experience. Anais Nin
Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the action stems the dream again and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. Anais Nin
Every individual is representative of the whole and should be intimately understood, and this would give a far greater understanding of mass movements and sociology. Anais Nin
Great repressions create dualities. Anais Nin
I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living. Anais Nin
Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. Anais Nin
If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it. Anais Nin
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. Anais Nin
All those who try to unveil the mysteries always have tragic lives. In the end, they are always punished. Anais Nin
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
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering's, of tarnishing's. Anais Nin
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings. Anais Nin
Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country. Anais Nin