December 31

Year after year, I record in my diary my adventures in the world of men and women and my longings for the other things. I am growing older, perhaps more civilized, less timid, prettier (who knows), but my heart is true to the dreams of my girlhood.

The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1920–1923

• .. franz kafka, virginia wolf, sylvia plath, darwin m, etc.