Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Quote by Henry Miller

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The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at...

The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at...

Sin, guilt, neurosis; they are one and the same, the fruit of the tree of...

Sin, guilt, neurosis; they are one and the same, the fruit of the tree of...

One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is...

One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is...

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

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood

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...

The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who...

The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who...

The world is the mirror of myself dying.

The world is the mirror of myself dying.

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...

If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally...

If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally...

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...

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...

One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction...

One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction...

I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression...

I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression...

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for...

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for...

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.

We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.

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...

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling.

He who chooses to be a master never does just enough to get by; nor...

He who chooses to be a master never does just enough to get by; nor...