“jazz is the expression of America's romantic self, its sensual potency, its lyrical force.”
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Famous Anais Nin Quotes
“The self is merely the lens through which we see others and the world.”
“Self-destructive patterns cause as much suffering as outer catastrophes.”
“We love best those who are, or act for us, a self we do not wish to be or act out.”
“No one should be forced to carry the unfulfilled self of another.”
“Eroticism is one of the basic means of self-knowledge, as indispensable as poetry.”
“Art is the method of levitation, in order to separate one's self from enslavement by the earth.”
“Balance is not to be sought by association with others; it must exist within one's self.”