Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.

Quote by Henry Miller

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I see America spreading disaster. I see America as a black curse upon the world....

I see America spreading disaster. I see America as a black curse upon the world....

Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters...

Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters...

When you know what men are capable of you marvel neither at their sublimity nor...

When you know what men are capable of you marvel neither at their sublimity nor...

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not...

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not...

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer,...

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer,...

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously,...

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously,...

There are lone figures armed only with ideas, sometimes with just one idea, who blast...

There are lone figures armed only with ideas, sometimes with just one idea, who blast...

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it...

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it...

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act without benefit of...

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act without benefit of...

Los Angeles gives one the feeling of the future more strongly than any city I...

Los Angeles gives one the feeling of the future more strongly than any city I...

Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept...

Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept...

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the...

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the...

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our...

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our...

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist...

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist...

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

We create our fate every day we liveWe create our fate every day we live

We create our fate every day we liveWe create our fate every day we live

Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.

Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.

I would rather have my fate in the hands of 23 representative citizens of the...

I would rather have my fate in the hands of 23 representative citizens of the...