December 16, 1930 The Early Diary Of Anaïs Nin, 1903-1977

“…what qualities can I count on in myself? A horribly keen awareness of sensation and an all too deep consciousness of feeling… A sharp self-destructive intelligence and an extraordinary talent for dreams to entertain myself with…”

— Fernando Pessoa, from The Book of Disquiet

Michael Dickman, "‘It’s all so strange, writing poems’: A Conversation with Michael Dickman,” curated by Kristina Marie Darling, Tupelo Quarterly (2018) [ID in ALT]

‘Ghost in the Shell’ 1995, recreated in haunting still life

Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in Trapeze: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1947-1955

Clementine von Radics, from “Letter from Anaïs Nin to Clementine von Radics”

Text ID: For women who are tied to the moon, love alone is not enough.

Franz Kafka, 1912

I must also have a dark side if I am to be whole

- Carl Jung

Good Bye, Dragon Inn (Tsai Ming-liang, 2003)