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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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...

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 world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks.

The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks.

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...

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature.

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...

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 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,...

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,...

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...

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it...

Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it...

We live at the edge of the miraculous.

We live at the edge of the miraculous.

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...

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it...

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it...

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not yet understood

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.

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...

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....

Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk.

Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk.

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.