If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.

Quote by Henry Miller

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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...

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling...

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

The man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems...

The man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems...

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of...

The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of...

Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, Tabasco...

Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, Tabasco...

Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. . .The other eight are unimportant

Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. . .The other eight are unimportant

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.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

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...

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 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,...

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

Destiny itself is like a wonderful wide tapestry in which every thread is guided by...

Destiny itself is like a wonderful wide tapestry in which every thread is guided by...