Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

Anaïs Nin

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Courage Living life to the fullest Life

Author

Anaïs Nin

Source

Journals of Anaïs Nin

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Nin, Anaïs. "June, 1941." The Diary of Anaïs Nin, vol. 3, 1939-1944, edited by Gunther Stuhlmann. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1969.

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Medium
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