Something is always born of excess: great art was born of great terror…

Anais Nin
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Something is always born of excess: great art was born of great terror, great loneliness, great inhibitions, instabilities, and it always balances them. ✨ The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. 4, 1944-1947.
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Something is always born of excess: great art was born of great terror, great loneliness, great inhibitions, instabilities, and it always balances them. ✨ The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. 4, 1944-1947.

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