Famous Henry Miller Quotations

   When shit becomes valuable, the poor will be born without assholes.
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   Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
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   When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.
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   Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.
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   Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood.
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   Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.
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   I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.
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   All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without the benefit of experience.
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   What does it matter how one comes by the truth so long as one pounces upon it and lives by it?
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   Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack.
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   The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
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   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.
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   Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to enduring fact of mystery.
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   Every man has his own destiny the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.
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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.
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   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.
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   Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. . .The other eight are unimportant.
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   One has to be a lowbrow, a bit of a murderer, to be a politician, ready and willing to see people sacrificed, slaughtered, for the sake of an idea, whether a good one or a bad one.
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   Develop interest in life as you see it in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.
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   The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
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   The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
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   If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.
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   A man of good will with a little effort and belief in his own powers can enjoy a deep, tranquil, rich life -- provided he go his own way. He need not and should not think of making a good living, but rather of creating a good life for himself. To live one's own life is still the best way of life, always was, and always will be.
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   The American ideal is youth -- handsome, empty youth.
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   How different the new order would be if we could consult the veteran instead of the politician.
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