Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.

Quote by Henry Miller

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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 waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

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...

And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all...

And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all...

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....

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...

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer,...

The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer,...

What does it matter how one comes by the truth so long as one pounces...

What does it matter how one comes by the truth so long as one pounces...

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...

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...

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling...

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling...

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...

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.