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Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) writer of novels, short stories, and erotica
“I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.”
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because of the outbreak of World War 1. Kandinsky had to leave Germany because of his Russian nationality
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“Who am I to myself? Just a feeling of mine.”
Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
Ibid., p. 156
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Quem sou eu para mim? Só uma sensação minha.
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