The whole world seemed to unroll like a pornographic film whose tragic theme is impotence.
Henry Miller
World View, Impotence, Tragic Theme, Humanity, Powerlessness, Society
Henry Miller’s Quotes On Topics
Monologue | Eyes | Cosmic Creation | Tactlessness | Life Cycle | Common Thoughts | Self-awareness | Restraint | Unfulfilled Desire | Togetherness | Life Action | Great Cure | Humor | Polarity | Personal Integrity | Nationalism | America’s Decline | Helplessness | Truth Speaking | Soul Nourishment | More
More Henry Miller Quotes
“I soon found out you can’t change the world. The best you can do is to learn to live with it.” Henry Miller
Acceptance Of Reality, Change And Growth, Coping With Life, Life, Change, Acceptance
Henry Miller Acceptance Of Reality, Change And Growth, Coping With Life, Life, Change, Acceptance“To the man whose senses are alive and alert there is not even the need to stir from one’s threshold.” Henry Miller
Sensory Awareness, Inner Perception, Mindful Stillness, Awareness, Senses, Stillness
Henry Miller Sensory Awareness, Inner Perception, Mindful Stillness, Awareness, Senses, Stillness“I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth.” Henry Miller
Life Cycles, Growth And Decay, Artistic Expression, Nature, Change, Perception
Henry Miller Life Cycles, Growth And Decay, Artistic Expression, Nature, Change, Perception“I reached out for something to attach myself to – and I found nothing. But in reaching out, in the effort to grasp, to attach myself, left high and dry as I was, I nevertheless found something I had not looked for – myself.” Henry Miller
Self-discovery, Personal Growth, Isolation, Reflection, Identity, Reaching
Henry Miller Self-discovery, Personal Growth, Isolation, Reflection, Identity, Reaching“One can sleep almost anywhere, but one must have a place to work. Even if it’s not a masterpiece you’re doing. Even a bad novel requires a chair to sit on and a bit of privacy.” Henry Miller
Work Environment, Creativity, Privacy, Focus, Productivity, Comfort
Henry Miller Work Environment, Creativity, Privacy, Focus, Productivity, Comfort“One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.” Henry Miller
Life Vision, New Perspective, Personal Growth, Change, Insight, Awareness
Henry Miller Life Vision, New Perspective, Personal Growth, Change, Insight, Awareness“Some of the things you say are sublime and monstrous at once.” Henry Miller
Sublime Contrasts, Artistic Expression, Emotional Complexity, Art, Human Nature, Reality
Henry Miller Sublime Contrasts, Artistic Expression, Emotional Complexity, Art, Human Nature, Reality“The smile was so painfully swift and fleeting that it was like the flash of a knife.” Henry Miller
Emotion, Pain, Fleeting Moments, Expression, Vulnerability, Sadness
Henry Miller Emotion, Pain, Fleeting Moments, Expression, Vulnerability, Sadness“There is the happiness which comes from creative effort. The joy of dreaming, creating, building, whether in painting a picture, writing an epic, singing a song, composing a symphony, devising a new invention, creating a vast industry.” Henry Miller
Creative Effort, Joy Of Building, Artistic Dream, Creativity, Joy, Effort
Henry Miller Creative Effort, Joy Of Building, Artistic Dream, Creativity, Joy, Effort“Until we lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.” Henry Miller
Self-discovery, Personal Growth, Loss, Transformation, Identity, Freedom
Henry Miller Self-discovery, Personal Growth, Loss, Transformation, Identity, Freedom“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“Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the existence of an evil, which, oddly enough, is consciousness.” Henry Miller
Analysis Critique, Evil Awareness, Conscious Reflection, Awareness, Evil, Overthinking
Henry Miller Analysis Critique, Evil Awareness, Conscious Reflection, Awareness, Evil, Overthinking“It seems to me that everything dates from that aborted affair.” Henry Miller
Relationship, Past Events, Reflection, Life, Change, Experience
Henry Miller Relationship, Past Events, Reflection, Life, Change, Experience“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“Words are loneliness.” Henry Miller
Words, Loneliness, Communication, Expression, Isolation, Language
Henry Miller Words, Loneliness, Communication, Expression, Isolation, Language“You can travel fifty thousand miles in America without once tasting a piece of good bread.” Henry Miller
Cultural Critique, Food Quality, American Life, Travel, Culture, Criticism
Henry Miller Cultural Critique, Food Quality, American Life, Travel, Culture, Criticism“Through endless night the earth whirls toward a creation unknown.” Henry Miller
Cosmic Creation, Eternal Night, Unknown Future, Creation, Night, Future
Henry Miller Cosmic Creation, Eternal Night, Unknown Future, Creation, Night, Future“There is only one thing which interests me vitally now, and that is the recording of all that which is omitted in books.” Henry Miller
Hidden Stories, Vital Recordings, Literary Reflection, Books, Recording, Stories
Henry Miller Hidden Stories, Vital Recordings, Literary Reflection, Books, Recording, Stories