"It's all right for a woman to be, above all, human. I am a woman first of all."
Anaïs Nin was a French-born novelist and short story writer, who gained worldwide recognition with her passionate erotic works. She was principally disregarded until the 1960s but nowadays Anaïs Nin is considered as one of the most important women authors of the 20th-century and a cause of motivation for women challenging conservatively labeled sex roles.
This book is a collection of the fundamental quotes and aphorisms of Anaïs Nin. It grants her reflections on subjects ranging from men, women, love and life to friendship, sex, independence, freedom and art. The well researched and edited compilation of phrases provides approaching into the way of thinking of Anaïs Nin.