Entry 160

My diary is a mirror telling the story of a dreamer who, a long long time ago went through life the way one reads a book.

Anais Nin

The poet is one who is able to keep the fresh vision of the child alive.

Anais Nin

We write to taste life twice, in the moment, and in retrospection.

Anais Nin

To write is to descend, to excavate, to go underground.

Anais Nin

Dreams have helped me to live.

Anais Nin

We do not talk -- we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests.

Henry Miller