“I seek the real stuff of life. Profound drama.”
Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) writer of novels, short stories, and erotica
February 5, 1934
Diary entries (1914 - 1974)
“There is no incidental music to the dramas of real life.”
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (1920), ch. ix
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