To make absolute, unconditional surrender to the woman one loves is to break every bond save the desire not to lose her, which is the most terrible bond of all.
Henry Miller
Unconditional Surrender, Terrible Bond, Love’s Sacrifice, Surrender, Bond, Love
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Personal Reflection | Taboo | Mental Collapse | Artistic Freedom | Acceptance Of Reality | Maturity | Future | Skepticism | Womanhood | Ulysses Humor | Whitman | Patience | Eternal Taste | Experimental Spirit | Craving | Helpless Struggle | Creation Vs Destiny | Power Dynamics | Expectation | Life Resilience | More
More Henry Miller Quotes
“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“Why do lovely faces haunt us so? Do extraordinary flowers have evil roots?” Henry Miller
Haunting Beauty, Evil Roots, Lovely Faces, Beauty, Roots, Faces
Henry Miller Haunting Beauty, Evil Roots, Lovely Faces, Beauty, Roots, Faces“Dedication is not what others expect of you, it is what you can give to others.” Henry Miller
Self-dedication, Altruistic Service, Personal Responsibility, Giving, Life, Commitment
Henry Miller Self-dedication, Altruistic Service, Personal Responsibility, Giving, Life, Commitment“Part of the act of creating is in discovering your own kind. They are everywhere. But don’t look for them in the wrong places.” Henry Miller
Creativity, Self Discovery, Personal Growth, Inspiration, Connection, Expression
Henry Miller Creativity, Self Discovery, Personal Growth, Inspiration, Connection, Expression“I had learned to harness ignorance with presumption. I was ready to become an unacknowledged watercolorist.” Henry Miller
Self-realization, Ignorance And Presumption, Artistic Creation, Art, Growth, Self-discovery
Henry Miller Self-realization, Ignorance And Presumption, Artistic Creation, Art, Growth, Self-discovery“If you can’t give the is-ness of a thing give the not-ness of it! The main thing is to hook up, get the wheels turning, sound off. When your brakes jam, try going in reverse. If often works.” Henry Miller
Action, Creativity, Perspective, Problem Solving, Momentum, Change
Henry Miller Action, Creativity, Perspective, Problem Solving, Momentum, Change“I read to be taken out of myself, to become ecstatic.” Henry Miller
Reading Escape, Ecstatic Transformation, Literary Journey, Reading, Escape, Ecstasy
Henry Miller Reading Escape, Ecstatic Transformation, Literary Journey, Reading, Escape, Ecstasy“It’s terrible to be civilized, because when you come to the end of the world you have nothing to support the terror of loneliness.” Henry Miller
Civilized Loneliness, World’s End, Supporting Terror, Loneliness, End, Terror
Henry Miller Civilized Loneliness, World’s End, Supporting Terror, Loneliness, End, Terror“She rises up out of a sea of faces and embraces me, embraces me passionately – a thousand eyes, noses, fingers, legs, bottles, windows, purses, saucers all glaring at us and we in each other’s arm oblivious. I sit down beside her and she talks – a flood of talk. Wild consumptive notes of hysteria, perversion, leprosy. I hear not a word because she is beautiful and I love her and now I am happy and willing to die.” Henry Miller
Romantic Obsession, Hysteria And Love, Emotional Chaos, Love, Obsession, Passion
Henry Miller Romantic Obsession, Hysteria And Love, Emotional Chaos, Love, Obsession, Passion“Why change the world? Change worlds!” Henry Miller
Worldview, Transformation, Rebellion, Perspective, Change, Creativity
Henry Miller Worldview, Transformation, Rebellion, Perspective, Change, Creativity“When you can’t create you can work.” Henry Miller
Creativity, Work, Productivity, Struggle, Action, Life
Henry Miller Creativity, Work, Productivity, Struggle, Action, Life“Greece is the home of the gods; they may have died but their presence still makes itself felt. The gods were of human proportion: they were created out of the human spirit.” Henry Miller
History, Greece, Spirituality, Gods, Culture, Humanity
Henry Miller History, Greece, Spirituality, Gods, Culture, Humanity“A beautiful nap this afternoon that put velvet between my vertebrae.” Henry Miller
Rest, Relaxation, Afternoon, Comfort, Reflection, Peace
Henry Miller Rest, Relaxation, Afternoon, Comfort, Reflection, Peace“And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all that is human? Divine, in other words?” Henry Miller
Human Potential, Divine Nature, Inner Growth, Humanity, Spirituality, Potential
Henry Miller Human Potential, Divine Nature, Inner Growth, Humanity, Spirituality, Potential“A good lie reveals more than the truth can ever reveal.” Henry Miller
Truth, Deception, Morality, Honesty, Revelation, Perspective
Henry Miller Truth, Deception, Morality, Honesty, Revelation, Perspective“I even like your deceit, your treachery. It seems aristocratic to me.” Henry Miller
Deceitful Behavior, Power Dynamics, Moral Ambiguity, Manipulation, Arrogance, Class
Henry Miller Deceitful Behavior, Power Dynamics, Moral Ambiguity, Manipulation, Arrogance, Class“I was lonely amidst a world of things lit up by phosphorescent flashes of cruelty. I was delirious with an energy which could not be unleashed except in the service of death and futility.” Henry Miller
Loneliness In Cruelty, Delirious Energy, Futile Service, Loneliness, Energy, Cruelty
Henry Miller Loneliness In Cruelty, Delirious Energy, Futile Service, Loneliness, Energy, Cruelty“The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order.” Henry Miller
World Order, Harmony, Life Philosophy, Personal Growth, Understanding, Balance
Henry Miller World Order, Harmony, Life Philosophy, Personal Growth, Understanding, Balance“For her were meant those terrible words of Louis-Philippe, “and a night comes when all is over, when so many jaws have closed upon us that we no longer have the strength to stand, and our meat hangs upon our bodies, as though it had been masticated by every mouth.”” Henry Miller
Death, Despair, Mortality, Life, Struggle, Fear
Henry Miller Death, Despair, Mortality, Life, Struggle, Fear