Henry Miller quotes

Henry Miller was an American writer and artist, known for his candid and often controversial novels. His works broke new ground in exploring sexuality, personal freedom, and the human experience. He became widely recognized for books such as "Tropic of Cancer" and influenced generations of writers. Here are 294 of his quotes:

The real leader has no need to lead. He is content to point the way. (Henry Miller)
Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other eight are unimportant. View quote
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All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience. View quote
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Chaos is the score upon which reality is written. View quote
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One's destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things. View quote
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Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm. View quote
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For there is only one great adventure and that is inward toward the self, and for that, time nor space nor even deeds matter. View quote
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The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love. View quote
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In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. View quote
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Whatever I do is done out of sheer joy; I drop my fruits like a ripe tree. What the general reader or the critic makes of them is not my concern. View quote
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The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. (Henry Miller)
The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. View quote
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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. View quote
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Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood. View quote
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Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature. View quote
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We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it means that things are under control; when the poor fly it means danger, revolution, anarchy. View quote
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We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests. View quote
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Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. View quote
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Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive. (Henry Miller)
If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will surely become worms. View quote
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To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in. View quote
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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. View quote
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Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is that. He dared to imagine everything. View quote
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Henry Miller

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Occupation: American Author
Born: December 26, 1891
Died: June 7, 1980
Quotes count: 294
Wikipedia: Henry Miller

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