"The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
— Anaïs Nin

January 1, 1970

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In March 2013, a former Director of Public Relations at John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, Elizabeth Appell, claimed she had authored the quote in 1979 for an inspirational header on a class schedule.