sasha’s Reviews > Henry and June: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931-1932 > Status Update

“i desire to only be a woman. not to write books, to face the world directly, but to live by literary blood transfusion.”

she soooo crazyyy😭😭😭🙏

the room will explode. when i sit at the side of your bed. and you talk to me

“the room will explode when i sit at the side of your bed and you talk to me.”

“i have no power over your voice. it comes straight from you into me. i could stuff my ears and it would find its way into my blood and make it rise.”

comparing how anais nin discusses henry miller here versus how he discusses her in Tropic of Cancer literally is so affirming of everything i know about the differences between men and women

who up dressing ritually in a consume which creates a void between you and other people

oh my gosh this book hits so good when ur a 21yo girl who still listens to taylor swift