Henry Miller

Henry Miller

"The world is not to be put in order. The world is order. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order."
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"The world is not to be put in order. The world is order. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order."
Henry Miller
"They never opened the door which leads to the soul."
Henry Miller
"We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate."
Henry Miller
"Whoever uses the spirit that isin him creatively is an artist. Tomake living itself an art, that isthe goal."
Henry Miller
"Previously, when I began to write this tale, I set out by saying that Mlle. Claude was a whore. She is a whore, of course, and I'm not trying to deny it, but what I say now is--if Mlle. Claude is a whore then what name shall I find for the other women I know?"
Henry Miller
"Living with a whore--even the best whore in the world--isn't a bed of roses."
Henry Miller
"It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart."
Henry Miller
"Serenity is when you get above all this, when it doesn't matter what they think, say or want, but when you do as you are, and see God and Devil as one."
Henry Miller
"He is trying to recapture his innocence, yet all he succeeds in doing (by writing) is to inoculate the world with a virus of his disillusionment."
Henry Miller
"Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race"
Henry Miller
"One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar."
Henry Miller
"Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: It comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur."
Henry Miller
"No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance."
Henry Miller
"Ik kwam er achter dat ik er mijn hele leven heus niet naar had verlang om te leven - als wat anderen doen tenminste leven genoemd kan worden - maar wel om mezelf te kunnen uitdrukken."
Henry Miller
"Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such"
Henry Miller
"The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware."
Henry Miller
"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself."
Henry Miller
"What's a fuck when what I want is love?"
Henry Miller
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