Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) writer of novels, short stories, and erotica
November, 1933
Diary entries (1914 - 1974)
“My uniform experience has convinced me that there is no other God than Truth.”
Farewell, p. 453
1920s, An Autobiography (1927)
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Context: A few years' experience will convince us that those things which at the time they happened we regarded as our greatest misfortunes have proved our greatest blessings. Of this awful truth no person has lived to my age without seeing abundant proof. Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life of misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss.
“… nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.”
Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear
Source: The Wise Man's Fear