People used to envy me my inspiration. I hate inspiration. It takes you over completely. I could never wait until it passed and I got rid of it.
Henry Miller
Inspiration Burden, Creative Process, Artistic Struggle, Overwhelm, Thoughts, Freedom
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More Henry Miller Quotes
“I know what the great cure is: to give up, to relinquish, to surrender, so that our little hearts may beat in unison with the great heart of the world.” Henry Miller
Great Cure, Heart Unison, Surrendering Life, Cure, Heart, Surrender
Henry Miller Great Cure, Heart Unison, Surrendering Life, Cure, Heart, Surrender“Night is longing, longing, longing, beyond all endurance.” Henry Miller
Night Longing, Endurance Limit, Unfulfilled Desire, Night, Longing, Endurance
Henry Miller Night Longing, Endurance Limit, Unfulfilled Desire, Night, Longing, Endurance“Every day the choice is presented to us, to live up to the spirit that is in us, or deny it.” Henry Miller
Daily Choices, Spirit Fulfillment, Inner Truth, Choice, Spirit, Fulfillment
Henry Miller Daily Choices, Spirit Fulfillment, Inner Truth, Choice, Spirit, Fulfillment“Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature.” Henry Miller
Human Nature, Self Control, Mastery, Personal Growth, Life Struggles, Reflection
Henry Miller Human Nature, Self Control, Mastery, Personal Growth, Life Struggles, Reflection“Day by day. No yesterdays and no tomorrows. The barometer never changes, the flag is always at half-mast.” Henry Miller
Timeless Living, Constant State, Reflective Mood, Time, Change, Reflection
Henry Miller Timeless Living, Constant State, Reflective Mood, Time, Change, Reflection“Once you have given up the ghost, everything follows with dead certainty, even in the midst of chaos.” Henry Miller
Ghost Surrender, Dead Certainty, Chaos Resignation, Surrender, Certainty, Chaos
Henry Miller Ghost Surrender, Dead Certainty, Chaos Resignation, Surrender, Certainty, Chaos“Before I shall have become a man again I shall probably exist as a park, a sort of natural park in which people come to rest, to while away the time. What they say or do will be of little matter, for they will bring only their fatigue, their boredom, their hopelessness.” Henry Miller
Natural Retreat, Human Fatigue, Reflective Space, Nature, Rest, Reflection
Henry Miller Natural Retreat, Human Fatigue, Reflective Space, Nature, Rest, Reflection“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 Truth Seeking, Self Awareness, Unconscious Thought, Clarity, Mindfulness, Reflection“The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love.” Henry Miller
True Love, Love Giving, Emotional Needs, Heart, Compassion, Relationships
Henry Miller True Love, Love Giving, Emotional Needs, Heart, Compassion, Relationships“This keeping oneself alive, out of a blind urge to defeat death, is in itself a means of sowing death. Every one who has not fully accepted life, who is not incrementing life, is helping to fill the world with death.” Henry Miller
Life Acceptance, Defeat Death, Existential Philosophy, Vitality, Fear, Self-awareness
Henry Miller Life Acceptance, Defeat Death, Existential Philosophy, Vitality, Fear, Self-awareness“Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other eight are unimportant.” Henry Miller
Sexual Importance, Reincarnation Reasons, Life’s Priority, Sex, Reincarnation, Priority
Henry Miller Sexual Importance, Reincarnation Reasons, Life’s Priority, Sex, Reincarnation, Priority“I saw through to the last sign and symbol, but I could not read her face. I could see only the eyes shining through, huge, fleshy-like luminous beasts, as though I were swimming behind them in the electric effluvia of her incandescent vision.” Henry Miller
Vision Symbolism, Luminous Eyes, Electric Depths, Vision, Eyes, Depths
Henry Miller Vision Symbolism, Luminous Eyes, Electric Depths, Vision, Eyes, Depths“And inevitably there always crept into our discussions the figure of Whitman, that one lone figure which America has produced in the course of her brief life. In Whitman the whole American scene comes to life, her past and her future, her birth and her death. Whatever there is of value in America Whitman has expressed, and there is nothing more to be said.” Henry Miller
Whitman, America, Literature, Legacy, Expression, History
Henry Miller Whitman, America, Literature, Legacy, Expression, History“What have we to offer the world beside the superabundant loot which we recklessly plunder from the earth under the maniacal delusion that this insane activity represents progress and enlightenment?” Henry Miller
Earth Plunder, Reckless Loot, False Progress, Plunder, Progress, Enlightenment
Henry Miller Earth Plunder, Reckless Loot, False Progress, Plunder, Progress, Enlightenment“Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm.” Henry Miller
Life Philosophy, Beliefs, Moral Codes, Miracles, Personal Beliefs, Spirituality
Henry Miller Life Philosophy, Beliefs, Moral Codes, Miracles, Personal Beliefs, Spirituality“One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses.” Henry Miller
Deepest Impulses, Human Nature, Personal Growth, Action, Life Choices, Self Control
Henry Miller Deepest Impulses, Human Nature, Personal Growth, Action, Life Choices, Self Control“The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.” Henry Miller
Legal System, Mystery, Society, Justice, Law, Ritual
Henry Miller Legal System, Mystery, Society, Justice, Law, Ritual“Nothing is more obscene than inertia. More blasphemous than the bloodiest oath is paralysis.” Henry Miller
Inaction, Willpower, Change, Motivation, Life, Progress
Henry Miller Inaction, Willpower, Change, Motivation, Life, Progress“What was most annoying was that at first blush people usually took me to be good, to be kind, generous, loyal, faithful. Perhaps I did possess these virtues but if so it was because I was indifferent: I could afford to be good, kind, generous, loyal, and so forth, since I was free of envy. Envy was the one thing I was never a victim of. I have never envied anybody or anything. On the contrary, I have only felt pity for everybody and everything.” Henry Miller
Virtue, Envy, Indifference, Self-awareness, Freedom, Pity
Henry Miller Virtue, Envy, Indifference, Self-awareness, Freedom, Pity