The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between the magnificent skyscrapers one feels the presence on the fringe of a howling, raging mob, a mob with empty bellies, a mob unshaven and in…

Quote by Henry Miller

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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...

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...

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...

Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music. The world...

Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music. The world...

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...

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...

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Reality is not protected or defended by laws, proclamations, ukases, cannons and armadas. Reality is...

Reality is not protected or defended by laws, proclamations, ukases, cannons and armadas. Reality is...

The real enemy can always be met and conquered, or won over. Real antagonism is...

The real enemy can always be met and conquered, or won over. Real antagonism is...

In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest...

In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest...

We live at the edge of the miraculous.

We live at the edge of the miraculous.

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...

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according...

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according...

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.

It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world - it's the American...

It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world - it's the American...

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

Sin, guilt, neurosis; they are one and the same, the fruit of the tree of...

Sin, guilt, neurosis; they are one and the same, the fruit of the tree of...

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...

Let's commit the perfect crime, I'll steal your heart and you'll steal mine.

Let's commit the perfect crime, I'll steal your heart and you'll steal mine.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.