In other men most of their life is repressed by the bourgeois structure, their professional, social, and community mores.

The artist retains his sensibility; it is the element he needs for his profession.

The artist matches his life to his needs and lives by his own design and does not conform to patterns made by others.

The artist lives more in harmony with his own character and is closer to freedom and individuality, and therefore integrity.

Anaïs Nin in Diary of Anaïs Nin Volume 5 1947-1955: Vol. 5

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