Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning.

Quote by Henry Miller

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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.

Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the...

Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the...

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...

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.

Actors die so loud.

Actors die so loud.

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

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

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.

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...

Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk.

Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk.

We live at the edge of the miraculous.

We live at the edge of the miraculous.

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...

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

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...

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

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

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who...

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who...

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...

We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor....

We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor....

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

I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed.

I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed.

I'm not confused, I'm just well mixed

I'm not confused, I'm just well mixed