I wait and watch over my own overflowing self. Why am I wary, cautious, parsimonious? Fear of my need, of my dependence. I know my tenderness, so I reject it before it has time to unfold.
Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in Linotte: The Early Diary Of Anaïs Nin (1914-1920 (via 4a0000)











