Henry Miller

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

The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of…

Develop an interest in life as you see it the people, things, literature, music – the…

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

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of…

No matter how vast, how total, the failure of man here on earth, the work…

In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest…

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to…

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who…

Instead of asking ‘How much damage will the work in question bring about?’ why not…

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

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

Los Angeles gives one the feeling of the future more strongly than any city I…

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance…

Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept…