Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until…

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Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until… — Anaïs Nin · Smartyfair

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

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A new friend wakes up a part of you that was not there before they arrived.

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How sure this is: 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 2 (1934-1939, pub. 1967), entry of March 1937.
Work: The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 2 (1934-1939)
Occasion: March 1937 · a diary reflection on what each new friendship awakens
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-fable-5, 22 August 2026Sourced diary entry, March 1937. Entered as the COMPLETE sentence (139 chars) — the widely-circulated short form stops at 'until they arrive'; the full sentence's ending elaborates, never reverses.