The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life.

Quote by Henry Miller

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Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not...

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not...

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...

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...

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

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.

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...

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

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

The stabbing horror of life is not contained in calamities and disasters, because these things...

The stabbing horror of life is not contained in calamities and disasters, because these things...

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...

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to...

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to...

The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It...

The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather...

I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather...

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it...

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass 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...