My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the reckless man, the lusty, obscene, boisterous, scrupulous, lying, diabolically truthful man that I am.

Quote by Henry Miller

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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...

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...

I see America spreading disaster. I see America as a black curse upon the world....

I see America spreading disaster. I see America as a black curse upon the world....

Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously

Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn...

Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn...

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

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

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...

If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will...

If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will...

Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not...

Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not...

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...

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

With money in your pocket, you are wise, and you are handsome, and you sing...

With money in your pocket, you are wise, and you are handsome, and you sing...

Capital is money, capital is commodities. By virtue of it being value, it has acquired...

Capital is money, capital is commodities. By virtue of it being value, it has acquired...