The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble.

Quote by Henry Miller

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our...

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our...

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...

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...

The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face....

The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face....

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...

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 only peace, the only security, is in fulfillment.

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

Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced...

Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced...

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...

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 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....

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...

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....