01c. 1940 ADSomething is always born of excess: great art was born of great terror, great loneliness, great inhibitions, instabilities, and it always balances them.Anaïs Nin / quote ↗
02c. 1940 ADWhat is the greatest need of human beings? What is it they seek from me always? Intimacy. I listen with all my being, I am completely interested. I seek momentarily a full communion of eyes, feelings, thoughts.Anaïs Nin / quote ↗
03c. 1940 ADI'm in love with New York. It matches my mood. I'm not overwhelmed. It is the suitable scene for my ever ever heightened life. I love the proportions, the amplitude, the brilliance, the polish, the solidity. I look up at Radio City insolently and love it. It's all great, and Babylonian. Broadway at night. Cellophane. The newness. The vitality. True, it is only physical. But it's inspiring. Just bring your own contents, and you create a sparkle of the highest power. I'm not moved, not speechless. I stand straight, tough and I meet the impact. I feel the glow and the dancing in everything. The radio music in the taxis, scientific magic, which can all be used lyrically. That's my last word. Give New York to a poet. He can use it. It can be poetized. Or maybe that's mania of mine, to poetize. I live lightly, smoothly, actively, ears or eyes wide open, alert, oiled! I feel the glow and the dancing in every thing and the tempo is like that of my blood. I'm at once beyond, over and in New York, tasting it fully.Anaïs Nin / quote ↗
05c. 1940 ADDo you have regrets that we were so overwhelmed? Do you ever wish to live those hours over again and differently, with more confidence.Anaïs Nin / quote ↗
