Henry Miller ( 10 of 28 )
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.
Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.
Dedication is not what others expect of you, it is what you can give to others.
Dedication is not what others expect of you, it is what you can give to others.
We create our fate every day we live
We create our fate every day we live
The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize read more
The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order.
The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is read more
The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.
Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the existence of an evil, which, read more
Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the existence of an evil, which, oddly enough, is consciousness.
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent read more
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are read more
The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary.
I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.
I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.