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. Henry Miller authorcommunicationgood share on social
Los Angeles gives one the feeling of the future more strongly than any city I know of. A bad future, too, like something out of Fritz Lang's feeble imagination. Henry Miller angelesbadcity Change image and share on social
It does me good to write a letter which is not a response to a demand, a gratuitous letter, so to speak, which has accumulated in me like the waters of a reservoir. Henry Miller accumulatedemandgood Change image and share on social
We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests. Henry Miller bludgeoncursorydigest Change image and share on social
Example moves the world more than doctrine. The great exemplars are the poets of action, and it makes little difference whether they be forces for good or forces for evil. Henry Miller actiondifferencedoctrine Change image and share on social
Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn nothing. Henry Miller acceptfactfound Change image and share on social
We live in the mind, in ideas, in fragments. We no longer drink in the wild outer music of the streets - we remember only. Henry Miller drinkfragmentidea Change image and share on social
Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense. Henry Miller bodygiveinhabit Change image and share on social
Madness is tonic and invigorating. It makes the sane more sane. The only ones who are unable to profit by it are the insane. Henry Miller insaneinvigoratemadness Change image and share on social
Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race. Henry Miller bellyfulclassicenemy Change image and share on social
