The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead is sacred; what is new, that is different, is evil, dangerous, or subversive.

Quote by Henry Miller

Topics: Henry Miller Quotes

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....

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...

Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.

Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.

Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is...

Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is...

Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions?...

Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions?...

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.

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...

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...

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

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.

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

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...

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

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

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...

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 worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at...

The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at...

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We...

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We...

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.

You don't act for money. You do it because you love it, because you must.

You don't act for money. You do it because you love it, because you must.

Please, no, por favor, por favor, please no, I implore you. I was doing it...

Please, no, por favor, por favor, please no, I implore you. I was doing it...