Quote by Anaïs Nin
Is devotion to others a cover for the hungers and the needs of the

Is devotion to others a cover for the hungers and the needs of the self, of which one is ashamed? I was always ashamed to take. So I gave. It was not virtue. It was a disguise. – Anaïs Nin

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