What is an artist? He’s a man who has antennae, who knows how to hook up to the currents which are in atmosphere, in the cosmos.
Henry Miller
Cosmic Artist, Intuitive Currents, Creative Connection, Artist, Intuition, Cosmos
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More Henry Miller Quotes
“It was a crushing defeat, but it put iron in my backbone and sulphur in my blood. I knew at least what it was to fail. I knew what it was to attempt something big.” Henry Miller
Lessons From Failure, Strength Through Struggle, Resilience Building, Failure, Strength, Resilience
Henry Miller Lessons From Failure, Strength Through Struggle, Resilience Building, Failure, Strength, Resilience“A weird sort of contentment in those days. No appointments, no invitations for dinner, no program, no dough. The golden period, when I had not a single friend.” Henry Miller
Solitude Contentment, Golden Period, Appointment-Free Life, Solitude, Contentment, Freedom
Henry Miller Solitude Contentment, Golden Period, Appointment-Free Life, Solitude, Contentment, Freedom“Were there a Christian so faithful to his God as I was to her we would all be Jesus Christ today.” Henry Miller
Faithfulness, Love, Devotion, Religion, Comparison, Obsession
Henry Miller Faithfulness, Love, Devotion, Religion, Comparison, Obsession“Don’t look away. Look straight at everything. Look it all in the eye, good and bad.” Henry Miller
Facing Reality, Truth, Bravery, Acceptance, Awareness, Courage
Henry Miller Facing Reality, Truth, Bravery, Acceptance, Awareness, Courage“The most wonderful opportunity which life offers is to be human.” Henry Miller
Human Experience, Life Opportunity, Self-awareness, Life, Humanity, Experience
Henry Miller Human Experience, Life Opportunity, Self-awareness, Life, Humanity, Experience“If ever there was a guilty age, this is it. Guilt and hysteria. And at the bottom of it all, like an evil dragon, lies Fear.” Henry Miller
Guilt, Fear, Hysteria, Society, Human Nature, Evil
Henry Miller Guilt, Fear, Hysteria, Society, Human Nature, Evil“We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests.” Henry Miller
Public Discourse, Information Overload, Miscommunication, Knowledge, Society, Influence
Henry Miller Public Discourse, Information Overload, Miscommunication, Knowledge, Society, Influence“Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.” Henry Miller
Philosophy, Life Action, Personal Growth, Wonder, Mystery, Thought
Henry Miller Philosophy, Life Action, Personal Growth, Wonder, Mystery, Thought“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“If you elect to join the herd you are immune. To be accepted and appreciated you must nullify yourself, make yourself indistinguishable from the herd. You may dream, if you dream alike.” Henry Miller
Conformity, Individuality, Society, Acceptance, Dreaming, Freedom
Henry Miller Conformity, Individuality, Society, Acceptance, Dreaming, Freedom“The full and joyful acceptance of the worst in oneself may be the only sure way of transforming it.” Henry Miller
Self-acceptance, Transformation, Personal Growth, Joy, Wisdom, Change
Henry Miller Self-acceptance, Transformation, Personal Growth, Joy, Wisdom, Change“Next to love friendship, in my opinion, is the most valuable thing life has to offer.” Henry Miller
Friendship, Love, Connection, Relationships, Value, Life
Henry Miller Friendship, Love, Connection, Relationships, Value, Life“Her fluency was marvelous. She would say things at random, intricate, flamelike, or slide off into a parenthetical limbo peppered with fireworks – admirable linguistic feats which a practiced writer might struggle for hours to achieve.” Henry Miller
Language, Creativity, Writing, Expression, Artistry, Fluency
Henry Miller Language, Creativity, Writing, Expression, Artistry, Fluency“A great work of art, if it accomplishes anything, serves to remind us, or let us say to set us dreaming, of all that is fluid and intangible.” Henry Miller
Art, Inspiration, Creativity, Imagination, Intangibility, Dreaming
Henry Miller Art, Inspiration, Creativity, Imagination, Intangibility, Dreaming“Nothing that had happened to me thus far had been sufficient to destroy me; nothing had been destroyed except my illusions. I myself was intact. The world was intact.” Henry Miller
Resilience In Life, Destroyed Illusions, Inner Strength, Resilience, Illusions, Strength
Henry Miller Resilience In Life, Destroyed Illusions, Inner Strength, Resilience, Illusions, Strength“The prisoner is not the one who has committed a crime, but the one who clings to his crime and lives it over and over.” Henry Miller
Crime Reflection, Inner Struggles, Redemption Path, Guilt, Regret, Healing
Henry Miller Crime Reflection, Inner Struggles, Redemption Path, Guilt, Regret, Healing“We must get going. Tomorrow, tomorrow...” Henry Miller
Procrastination, Motivation, Urgency, Time, Action, Change
Henry Miller Procrastination, Motivation, Urgency, Time, Action, Change