Books Quote by Anais Nin

All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.

— Zadie Smith

It seems that fiction no longer produces work that makes one feel the human condition deeply.

— Vivian Gornick

A neurosis is wherever we are allied against our true nature.

— James Hollis

Perhaps someday everyone will have neurosis.

— Vincent Van Gogh

“The whole world itself is going through a unique kind of neurosis, which was not there in the past. This is simply because modern…

— Sadhguru

“Writers are fortunate in that they are able to treat their neurosis every day by writing and as soon as the writer is blocked—this…

— Edmund Bergler

The adage that fact is stranger than fiction seems to be especially true for the workings of the brain.

— Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

Fiction is a branch of neurology

— J. G. Ballard

But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they…

— Alexander McCall Smith

Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.

— Anonymous

We can actually put the essence of neurosis in a single word: blaming - or damning.

— Albert Ellis

Novelists are people who have discovered that they can dampen their neuroses by writing make-believe. We will keep on doing that no matter what,…

— Kurt Vonnegut