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 More Quotes by Henry Miller More Quotes From Henry Miller A man writes to throw off the poison which he has accumulated because of his false way of life. He is trying to recapture his innocence, yet all he succeeds in doing (by writing) is to inoculate the world with a virus of his disillusionment. No man would set a word down on paper if he had the courage to live out what he believed in. Henry Miller writing trying men A man of good will with a little effort and belief in his own powers can enjoy a deep, tranquil, rich life - provided he go his own way.... To live one's own life is still the best way of life, always was and always will be. Henry Miller rich-life effort men Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation... The other eight are unimportant. Henry Miller good-sex sexy funny The poet speaks adequately only when he speaks somewhat wildly... not with intellect alone, but with intellect inebriated by nectar. Henry Miller nectar poetry speak I felt free and chained at the same time - like one feels just before election, when all the crooks have been nominated and you are beseeched to vote for the right man. Henry Miller feels-just crooks men Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate, or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. Henry Miller eye acceptance running Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense. Henry Miller redemption giving order Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning. Henry Miller law-of-attraction positive life An artist earns the right to call himself a creator only when he admits to himself that he is but an instrument. Henry Miller creator instruments artist Let me be, was all I wanted. Be what I am, no matter how I am. Henry Miller let-me matter life I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth. Henry Miller decay growth expression To imagine a new world is to live it daily, each thought, each glance, each step, each gesture, killing and recreating, death always a step in advance. To spit on the past is not enough. To proclaim the future is not enough. One must act as if the past were dead and the future unrealizable. Henry Miller gestures past world When I realize that she is gone, perhaps gone forever, a great void opens up and I feel that I am falling, falling, falling into deep, black space. And this is worse than tears, deeper than regret or pain or sorrow, it is the abyss into which Satan was plunged. There is no climbing back, no ray of light, no sound of human voice or human touch of hand. Henry Miller regret pain fall I soon found out you can't change the world. The best you can do is to learn to live with it. Henry Miller balance learning change Man, as man, has never realized himself. The greater part of him, his potential being, has always been submerged. What is history if not the endless story of his repeated failures? Henry Miller endless stories men If the poet can no longer speak for society, but only for himself, then we are at the last ditch. Henry Miller lasts speak writing To sing you must first open your mouth. You must have a pair of lungs, and a little knowledge of music. It is not necessary to have an accordion, or a guitar. The essential thing is to want to sing. This then is a song. I am singing. Henry Miller singing guitar song To paint is to love again, and to love is to live life to the fullest. Henry Miller live-life paint love-is We create our fate everyday Henry Miller fate destiny everyday 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 new invention, creating a vast industry. Henry Miller dream writing song
