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Anaïs Nin

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Writer who penned a letter criticizing a wealthy collector's mechanistic approach to erotica, arguing for the integration of emotion and romance with sexuality.

Mentions (6)
"It reminds me of Dworkin complaining about Anais Nin in 'Pornography'- I always felt that Dworkin was lying to herself that it was about 'morality' and not the fact that Nin could be honest about her own desires in a way Dworkin never could."
"Dear Collector: We hate you. Sex loses all its power and magic when it becomes explicit, mechanical, overdone, when it becomes a mechanistic obsession. It becomes a bore. You have taught us more than anyone I know how wrong it is not to mix it with emotion, hunger, desire, lust, whims, caprices, per"
"I'm founding Red Scare Israel and citizenship is determined upon Anaïs Nin quote knowledge, death to all front-pagers."
"Where do you rank her choices? Personally, I'm shocked by the lack of Nabokov and Anaïs Nin"
Anya Taylor Joy's Favorite Books · u/Hap-Penis-69 · ↑67 · 2024-06-26
"Why are they reading books like "Lolita" or Anais, if that kind of subject matter bothers them?"
I really hate "morality reviews". · u/Sonny_Joon_wuz_here · ↑28 · 2025-06-21
"I'm founding Red Scare Israel and citizenship is determined upon Anaïs Nin quote knowledge"
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