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

Quote by Henry Miller

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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...

There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is crazy.

There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is crazy.

What is not in the open street is false, derived, that is to say, literature.

What is not in the open street is false, derived, that is to say, literature.

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 prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who...

The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who...

The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face....

The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face....

We live in the mind, in ideas, in fragments. We no longer drink in the...

We live in the mind, in ideas, in fragments. We no longer drink in the...

The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks.

The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks.

Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race.

Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race.

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...

One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.

One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.

Example moves the world more than doctrine. The great exemplars are the poets of action,...

Example moves the world more than doctrine. The great exemplars are the poets of action,...

The concert is a polite form of self induced torture.

The concert is a polite form of self induced torture.

Whatever I do is done out of sheer joy; I drop my fruits like a...

Whatever I do is done out of sheer joy; I drop my fruits like a...

The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.

The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

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 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...

Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get...

Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get...

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light...

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light...