She wanted them to argue with her, to gush, to rhapsodize. She wanted them to sparkle, not to chew. Words... words... words... She gobbled them up, spewed them out again, added them up, juggled them, nursed them along, carried them to bed and put them under the pillow like soiled pajamas, slept on them, snored over them. Words... When every other memory of her had fled there would remain-HER WORDS.
Henry Miller
Language, Expression, Memory, Womanhood, Words, Identity
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More Henry Miller Quotes
“The study of crime begins with the knowledge of oneself.” Henry Miller
Crime Study, Self Knowledge, Introspective Learning, Crime, Self, Learning
Henry Miller Crime Study, Self Knowledge, Introspective Learning, Crime, Self, Learning“Someday I am going to own a few feet of earth somewhere and put a house over it. Just one big room will do, with a stove and a basin of water, a huge desk, a bookcase and an easel. Then life can go rolling by, and what floats in through my door will be sufficient for me.” Henry Miller
Simple Living, Dream Home, Self-Sufficient Life, Living, Home, Life
Henry Miller Simple Living, Dream Home, Self-Sufficient Life, Living, Home, Life“All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.” Henry Miller
Personal Growth, Leap Of Faith, Life Change, Spontaneity, Courage, Learning
Henry Miller Personal Growth, Leap Of Faith, Life Change, Spontaneity, Courage, Learning“Everything is endured – disgrace, humiliation, poverty, war, crime, ennui – in the belief that overnight something will occur, a miracle, which will render life tolerable.” Henry Miller
Life Endurance, Miracle Hope, Daily Struggles, Life, Hope, Struggles
Henry Miller Life Endurance, Miracle Hope, Daily Struggles, Life, Hope, Struggles“Passing beneath the dance hall, thinking again of this book, I realized suddenly that our life had come to an end: I realized that the book I was planning was nothing more than a tomb in which to bury her – and the me which had belonged to her. That was some time ago, and ever since I have been trying to write it. Why is it so difficult? Why? Because the idea of an “end” is intolerable to me.” Henry Miller
Endings Reflection, Writing Struggle, Emotional Loss, Life, Writing, Loss
Henry Miller Endings Reflection, Writing Struggle, Emotional Loss, Life, Writing, Loss“The Earth is a paradise, the only one we will ever know. We will realize it the moment we open our eyes. We don’t have to make it a paradise – it is one. We have only to make ourselves fit to inhabit it. The man with the gun, the man with murder in his heart, cannot possibly recognize paradise even when he is shown it.” Henry Miller
Paradise Within, Earthly Beauty, Human Conflict, Peace, Realization, Violence
Henry Miller Paradise Within, Earthly Beauty, Human Conflict, Peace, Realization, Violence“Perhaps I have not lined his portrait too clearly. But if he exists, if only for the reason that I have imagined him to be. He came from the blue and returns to the blue. He has not perished, he is not lost. Neither will he be forgotten.” Henry Miller
Memory, Existence, Imagination, Identity, Legacy, Transcendence
Henry Miller Memory, Existence, Imagination, Identity, Legacy, Transcendence“The world itself is pregnant with failure, is the perfect manifestation of imperfection, of the consciousness of failure.” Henry Miller
Human Failure, Imperfection, Existential Reflection, Consciousness, Life, Realization
Henry Miller Human Failure, Imperfection, Existential Reflection, Consciousness, Life, Realization“Serenity is when you get above all this, when it doesn’t matter what they think, say or want, but when you do as you are, and see God and Devil as one.” Henry Miller
Serenity, Spiritual Balance, Inner Peace, Acceptance, Detachment, Enlightenment
Henry Miller Serenity, Spiritual Balance, Inner Peace, Acceptance, Detachment, Enlightenment“He wakes up utterly bored and discomfited, chagrined to think that he did not die overnight.” Henry Miller
Morning Boredom, Death Reflection, Chagrined Awakening, Boredom, Death, Awakening
Henry Miller Morning Boredom, Death Reflection, Chagrined Awakening, Boredom, Death, Awakening“Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning.” Henry Miller
Life Purpose, Existentialism, Meaning, Personal Belief, Self Reflection, Philosophy
Henry Miller Life Purpose, Existentialism, Meaning, Personal Belief, Self Reflection, Philosophy“I want to undress you, vulgarize you a bit.” Henry Miller
Desire, Intimacy, Self-expression, Vulnerability, Human Connection, Passion
Henry Miller Desire, Intimacy, Self-expression, Vulnerability, Human Connection, Passion“The poet speaks only to the poet. Spirit answereth spirit. The rest is hogwash.” Henry Miller
Artistic Expression, Creative Truth, Spirit And Soul, Art, Poetry, Connection
Henry Miller Artistic Expression, Creative Truth, Spirit And Soul, Art, Poetry, Connection“When one spends what he has on himself, when one has a thoroughly good time with his own money, people are apt to say “he doesn’t know what to do with his money.”” Henry Miller
Wealth And Spending, Personal Indulgence, Society’s Judgment, Money, Consumption, Freedom
Henry Miller Wealth And Spending, Personal Indulgence, Society’s Judgment, Money, Consumption, Freedom“Do anything, but let it produce joy. Do anything, but let it yield ecstasy.” Henry Miller
Joy Creation, Ecstasy Pursuit, Life’s Purpose, Passion, Fulfillment, Action
Henry Miller Joy Creation, Ecstasy Pursuit, Life’s Purpose, Passion, Fulfillment, Action“But it’s just because the chances are all against you, just because there is so little hope, that life is sweet over here.” Henry Miller
Hope In Adversity, Sweet Life, Defying Odds, Life, Hope, Adversity
Henry Miller Hope In Adversity, Sweet Life, Defying Odds, Life, Hope, Adversity“We must get going. Tomorrow, tomorrow...” Henry Miller
Procrastination, Motivation, Urgency, Time, Action, Change
Henry Miller Procrastination, Motivation, Urgency, Time, Action, Change“I wanted to die; I wanted to surrender because I saw no sense in struggling. I felt that nothing would be proved, substantiated, added or subtracted by continuing an existence which I had not asked for.” Henry Miller
Existential Struggle, Despair, Life Purpose, Surrender, Reality, Acceptance
Henry Miller Existential Struggle, Despair, Life Purpose, Surrender, Reality, Acceptance“One is ejected into the world like a dirty little mummy; the roads are slippery with blood and no one knows why it should be so. Each one is traveling his own way and, though the earth be rotting with good things, there is no time to pluck the fruits; the procession scrambles toward the exit sign, and such a panic is there, such a sweat to escape, that the weak and the helpless are trampled into the mud and their cries are unheard.” Henry Miller
World Chaos, Helpless Struggle, Life Panic, Chaos, Struggle, Panic
Henry Miller World Chaos, Helpless Struggle, Life Panic, Chaos, Struggle, Panic“The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between the magnificent skyscrapers one feels the presence on the fringe of a howling, raging mob, a mob with empty bellies, a mob unshaven and in rags.” Henry Miller
New York City, Urban Citadel, Mob Presence, City, Citadel, Mob
Henry Miller New York City, Urban Citadel, Mob Presence, City, Citadel, Mob