We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests.

Quote by Henry Miller

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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...

There is nothing strange about fear: no matter in what guise it presents itself it...

There is nothing strange about fear: no matter in what guise it presents itself it...

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.

One has to be a lowbrow, a bit of a murderer, to be a politician,...

One has to be a lowbrow, a bit of a murderer, to be a politician,...

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 world is the mirror of myself dying.

The world is the mirror of myself dying.

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not...

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not...

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 man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems...

The man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems...

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...

Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the...

Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the...

There are lone figures armed only with ideas, sometimes with just one idea, who blast...

There are lone figures armed only with ideas, sometimes with just one idea, who blast...

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...

Plots and character don't make life. Life is here and now, anytime you say the...

Plots and character don't make life. Life is here and now, anytime you say the...

Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, Tabasco...

Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, Tabasco...

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

We live at the edge of the miraculous.

We live at the edge of the miraculous.

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...

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified...

That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified...

Big cities and bright lights. Sleep all day; long nights.

Big cities and bright lights. Sleep all day; long nights.