2 posts tagged “anais nin”

“We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are.” -anais nin

I adore anais.  I've reread her diaries about 10 times.  There are so many things she's written that speak to me, or have spoken to me in various times of my life.  This is one I keep coming back to.  It's so very true, and one that shapes a lot of who I am and how I live. 
We view the world through our own biases.  We see people, things, experiences, as we want to - as we're able to - because of who and what we are.  So when I judge people (and we all judge people to a certain extent) I try to remember that they aren't actually who I think they are and first impressions often need to be questioned. 

That said, I do go by my gut a lot because if I react strongly to something, positively or negatively, there's usually a reason. 

What's one of your favorite quotes? 
Submitted by Georgie-boy. 

oh hell.  anyone who gets email from me or has me on their gchat contacts list sees a rotating set of quotes that strike me as favorites at the moment.  Quotations are like music, and some of mine are song lyrics.  Some are parts of novels; some are poetry.  Some are from movies, some are TV.  So, what are some of my favorites of the moment?

• "I may look like the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next door to me."
  - Elizabeth Shue
  
• "When someone shows you who they really are, believe them."
  -    Maya Angelou (thanks marque)
  
• Falling out of love is very enlightening. For a short while you see the world with new eyes.
  -    Iris Murdoch
  
• Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
  -Montaigne
  
• And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
  - Anais Nin
  
• “Intimacy is being seen and known as the person you truly are. “
  -    Amy Bloom