Friday, February 3, 2012

Anais Nin


Damn - I knew I liked her - just found this quote from her:

“I do not want to be the leader. I refuse to be the leader. I want to live darkly and richly in my femaleness. I want a man lying over me, always over me. His will, his pleasure, his desire, his life, his work, his sexuality the touchstone, the command, my pivot. I don’t mind working, holding my ground intellectually, artistically; but as a woman, oh, God, as a woman I want to be dominated. I don’t mind being told to stand on my own feet, not to cling, be all that I am capable of doing, but I am going to be pursued, fucked, possessed by the will of a male at his time, his bidding.” Anais Nin

2 comments:

  1. How beautiful. It does feel true. And that's the heart of it - to FEEL like a woman. Thank you for sharing this!

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    1. I had been trying to find my own words for this - and then this fell into my lap. Being both strong and also led is hard to describe. Thank you for commenting!

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