The world is the mirror of myself dying.

Quote by Henry Miller

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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.

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...

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...

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for...

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for...

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the...

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the...

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

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.

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

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

Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire.

Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire.

To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were...

To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were...

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...

Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music -...

Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music -...

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....

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline...

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline...

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....

Whatever needs to be maintained through force is doomed. Whatever there be of progress in...

Whatever needs to be maintained through force is doomed. Whatever there be of progress in...

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat....

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat....

Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets, they who are seers, seek...

Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets, they who are seers, seek...