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“I don’t really want to become normal, average, standard. I…” quote by Anais Nin — Download Open image

“I don’t really want to become normal, average, standard. I want merely to gain in strength, in the courage to live out my life more fully, enjoy more, experience more. I want to develop even more original and more unconventional traits”

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