Henry Miller Quotes and Quotations
The study of crime begins with the knowledge of oneself.
Destiny is what you are supposed to do in life. Fate is what kicks you in the ass to make you do it.
Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.
The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.
I struggled in the beginning. I said I was going to write the truth, so help me God. And I thought I was. I found I couldn't. Nobody can write the absolute truth.
The only peace, the only security, is in fulfillment.
If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.
The world is not to be put in order, the world is order incarnate. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.
We create our fate every day ... most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior.
We create our fate every day we live.
We create our fate every day ... most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior.
Example moves the world more than doctrine.
One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses.
Every man has his own destiny; the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.
The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble.
The only peace, the only security, is in fulfillment.
There is something healthy and invigorating about direct action.
One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses.
The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.
We create our fate every day ... most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior.
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act accordingly to their beliefs.
Like ships, men flounder time and time again.
The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.
The only artists for whom I would make way are - children. For me the paintings of children belong side by side with the works of the masters.
The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.
Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other eight are unimportant.