“The conflict between being different and wanting to be close to others. I felt different but I longed for friendship and love.”— Anaïs Nin, from In Favor of the Sensitive Man: Essays; “On Truth and Reality,”
“She is not aggressive, she is serense, she is sure, she is confident, she is able to develop her skills, she is able to ask for space for herself.”— Anaïs Nin, from In Favor of the Sensitive Man: Essays; “The New Woman,”
“I’m breathing calmly, breathing like the sea.”— Pentti Holappa, tr. by Herbert Lomas, from Contemporary Finnish Poetry: “Seagulls in Autumn,”
“Still I love, even though I’ve lost my hope a thousand times. I’m, I know, each time a step nearer hope.”— Pentti Holappa, tr. by Herbert Lomas, from Contemporary Finnish Poetry: “A Step Nearer,”