Quote by Anais Nin
It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are fam

It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it. – Anais Nin

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The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. – Anais Nin

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Truth is something which cant be told in a few words. Those who simplify the universe only reduce the expansion of its meaning. – Anais Nin

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There are many ways to be free. One of them is to transcend reality by imagination, as I try to do. – Anais Nin

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