Reality is not protected or defended by laws, proclamations, ukases, cannons and armadas. Reality is that which is sprouting all the time out of death and disintegration.

Quote by Henry Miller

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And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all...

And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all...

Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is...

Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

Whatever needs to be maintained through force is doomed. Whatever there be of progress in...

Whatever needs to be maintained through force is doomed. Whatever there be of progress in...

The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead...

The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead...

To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were...

To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were...

Civilization is drugs, alcohol, engines of war, prostitution, machines and machine slaves, low wages, bad...

Civilization is drugs, alcohol, engines of war, prostitution, machines and machine slaves, low wages, bad...

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Actors die so loud.

Actors die so loud.

The only peace, the only security, is in fulfillment.

The only peace, the only security, is in fulfillment.

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,...

Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions?...

Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions?...

We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from...

We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from...

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

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...

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it...

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it...

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

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

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...

The bite of conscience, like the bite of a dog into a stone, is a...

The bite of conscience, like the bite of a dog into a stone, is a...

It is occasionally possible to charge Hell with a bucket of water, but against stupidity...

It is occasionally possible to charge Hell with a bucket of water, but against stupidity...