Anais Nin Quote - I walked into my own book, seeking peace. It was night, and I made a careless movement inside the dream; I turned too brusquely the corner and I bruised myself against my madness.
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I walked into my own book, seeking peace. It was night, and I made a careless movement inside the dream; I turned too brusquely the corner and I bruised myself against my madness.

"I walked into my own book, seeking peace. It was night, and I made a careless movement inside the dream; I turned too brusquely the corner and I bruised myself against my madness."
— Anais Nin
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Anais Nin
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Meaning of this quote

A dreamlike encounter with the speaker's own book mixes a search for peace with distress.

Key takeaway: Read the imagery as literary expression rather than diagnosis.

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