Inspiration Quote by Anaïs Nin — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“A voice that had traversed the centuries, so heavy it broke what it touched, so heavy I feared it would ring in me with eternal resonance, a voice rusty with the sound of curses and the hoarse cries that issue from the delta in the last paroxysm of orgasm.”

“People living deeply have no fear of death.”

“We do not escape into philosophy, psychology, and art--we go there to restore our shattered selves into whole ones.”

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

“Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.”

“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”

“He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.”

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

“Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.”

“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”

“If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.”

“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.”