Can you stop dead, and without thinking, radiate the truth which you know?
Henry Miller
Truth Seeking, Self Awareness, Unconscious Thought, Clarity, Mindfulness, Reflection
Henry Miller’s Quotes On Topics
World Chaos | Freedom | Drowning Metaphor | Literary Reflection | Acceptance Of Reality | Human Disconnection | Desire | France | Order | Roots | Life Meaning | Mexico | Positive Perspective | Emotional Honesty | Soul Connection | Glow | Flux | Bond | Mental Collapse | Anxiety | More
More Henry Miller Quotes
“There’s nothing wrong with the world. What’s wrong is our way of looking at it.” Henry Miller
Perspective Shift, World Perception, Changing Views, World, Perspective, Perception
Henry Miller Perspective Shift, World Perception, Changing Views, World, Perspective, Perception“After all, most writing is done away from the typewriter, away from the desk. I’d say it occurs in the quiet, silent moments, while you’re walking or shaving or playing a game, or whatever, or even talking to someone you’re not vitally interested in.” Henry Miller
Writing Process, Creative Silence, Inspiration Sources, Writing, Silence, Inspiration
Henry Miller Writing Process, Creative Silence, Inspiration Sources, Writing, Silence, Inspiration“Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty.” Henry Miller
Slaughtered Impulses, Masterful Lines, Truth Recognition, Impulses, Truth, Recognition
Henry Miller Slaughtered Impulses, Masterful Lines, Truth Recognition, Impulses, Truth, Recognition“The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face. Thousands and thousands of us, and we're passing one another without a look of recognition.” Henry Miller
Human Connection, Social Isolation, Desperation, Loneliness, Society, Awareness
Henry Miller Human Connection, Social Isolation, Desperation, Loneliness, Society, Awareness“Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is that. He dared to imagine everything.” Henry Miller
Imagination, Daring, Creativity, Faith, Godliness, Innovation
Henry Miller Imagination, Daring, Creativity, Faith, Godliness, Innovation“We should not stop to reflect, compare, analyze, possess, but flow on and through, endlessly, like music.” Henry Miller
Endless Flow, Musical Life, Avoid Analysis, Flow, Music, Life
Henry Miller Endless Flow, Musical Life, Avoid Analysis, Flow, Music, Life“All growth is a leap in the dark.” Henry Miller
Growth Leap, Dark Journey, Expansion Unknown, Growth, Leap, Journey
Henry Miller Growth Leap, Dark Journey, Expansion Unknown, Growth, Leap, Journey“In the egocentric prism the helpless victim is walled in by the very light which he refracts. The ego dies in its own glass cage...” Henry Miller
Ego And Perception, Self-imprisonment, Victim Mentality, Life, Ego, Philosophy
Henry Miller Ego And Perception, Self-imprisonment, Victim Mentality, Life, Ego, Philosophy“Success is a bitter fruit: sooner or later, what you have created turns against you, becomes your torment.” Henry Miller
Success, Consequences, Struggle, Creation, Ambition, Reality
Henry Miller Success, Consequences, Struggle, Creation, Ambition, Reality“It is the American vice, the democratic disease which expresses its tyranny by reducing everything unique to the level of the herd.” Henry Miller
Democracy, American Values, Tyranny, Society, Individualism, Criticism
Henry Miller Democracy, American Values, Tyranny, Society, Individualism, Criticism“No man ever puts down what he intended to say... words... are but crude hieroglyphs chiseled in pain and sorrow to commemorate an event which is untransmissible.” Henry Miller
Words Limitations, Pain Hieroglyphs, Expression Struggles, Words, Pain, Struggles
Henry Miller Words Limitations, Pain Hieroglyphs, Expression Struggles, Words, Pain, Struggles“You have to be wiped out as a human being in order to be born again an individual.” Henry Miller
Rebirth Journey, Individual Identity, Human Renewal, Rebirth, Individual, Renewal
Henry Miller Rebirth Journey, Individual Identity, Human Renewal, Rebirth, Individual, Renewal“Who hates the Jews more than the Jew?” Henry Miller
Internal Conflict, Cultural Critique, Self Hatred, Conflict, Culture, Hatred
Henry Miller Internal Conflict, Cultural Critique, Self Hatred, Conflict, Culture, Hatred“For there is only one great adventure and that is inward toward the self, and for that, time nor space nor even deeds matter.” Henry Miller
Self-exploration, Inner Journey, Spiritual Adventure, Growth, Time, Space
Henry Miller Self-exploration, Inner Journey, Spiritual Adventure, Growth, Time, Space“We must die as egos and be born again in the swarm, not separate and self-hypnotized, but individual and related.” Henry Miller
Ego Death, Personal Growth, Collective Consciousness, Transformation, Identity, Awakening
Henry Miller Ego Death, Personal Growth, Collective Consciousness, Transformation, Identity, Awakening“We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.” Henry Miller
Reading, Soul Nourishment, Knowledge, Self Growth, Life, Mind
Henry Miller Reading, Soul Nourishment, Knowledge, Self Growth, Life, Mind“I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.” Henry Miller
True Happiness, Inner Peace, Life Joy, Contentment, Simplicity, Fulfillment
Henry Miller True Happiness, Inner Peace, Life Joy, Contentment, Simplicity, Fulfillment“Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs.” Henry Miller
Living Words, Literary Magic, Book Essence, Books, Words, Spirit
Henry Miller Living Words, Literary Magic, Book Essence, Books, Words, Spirit