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The monstrous thing is not tha...

The monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dung heap, but that, for some reason or other, they should want roses.

Henry Miller 574 quotes

I made up my mind that I would...

I made up my mind that I would hold onto nothing, that I would expect nothing.

Henry Miller 574 quotes

Who but the artist has the pow...

Who but the artist has the power to open man up, to set free the imagination? The others - priest, teacher, saint, statesman, warrior - hold us to the path of history. They keep us chained to the rock, that the vultures may eat out our hearts. It is the artist who has the courage to go against the crowd; he is the unrecognized 'hero of our time' - and of all time.

Henry Miller 574 quotes

either you take in believing i...

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

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I had a microscopic eye for th...

I had a microscopic eye for the blemish, for the grain of ugliness which to me constituted the sole beauty of the object.

Henry Miller 574 quotes

Surrealism is merely the refle...

Surrealism is merely the reflection of the death process. It is one of the manifestations of a life becoming extinct, a virus which quickens the inevitable end.

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When I reflect that the task w...

When I reflect that the task which the artist implicitly sets himself is to overthrow existing values, to make of the chaos about him an order which is his own, to sow strife and ferment so that by the emotional release those who are dead may be restored to life, then it is that I run with joy to the great and imperfect ones, their confusion nourishes me, their stuttering is like divine music to my ears.

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I had to learn to think, feel,...

I had to learn to think, feel, and see in a totally new fashion, in an uneducated way, in my own way, which is the hardest thing in the world. I had to throw myself into the current, knowing that I would probably sink. The great majority of artists are throwing themselves in with life preservers around their necks, and more often than not it is the life preserver, which sinks them. Nobody can drown in the ocean of reality who voluntarily gives herself up to the experience. Whatever there be of progress in life comes no

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Part of the act of creating is...

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.

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Leave out the parts that reade...

Leave out the parts that readers tend to skip.

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And the books you write. They'...

And the books you write. They're not you. They're not me sitting here, this Henry Miller. They belong to someone else. It's terrible. You can never rest.

Henry Miller 574 quotes

I had learned to harness ignor...

I had learned to harness ignorance with presumption. I was ready to become an unacknowledged watercolorist.

Henry Miller 574 quotes

For a metaphysical treat stop ...

For a metaphysical treat stop at the Big Sur Inn, which is also a haven for stray cats and dogs. Life along the South Coast is just a bed of roses, with a few thorns and nettles interspersed.

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Prayers are offered up daily -...

Prayers are offered up daily - without charge... Refreshments are served when demanded.

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To paint is to love again, and...

To paint is to love again, and to love is to live life to the fullest.

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I demanded a realm in which I ...

I demanded a realm in which I should be both master and slave at the same time: The world of art is the only such realm.

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It's the pleasure of picking u...

It's the pleasure of picking up the brush and seeing what happens.

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Without a Coca-Cola life is un...

Without a Coca-Cola life is unthinkable.

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The purpose of life is to reme...

The purpose of life is to remember.

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There is something else to be ...

There is something else to be said about this immediate, spontaneous way of working, and that is this: in such moments, one is playing at the game of creation.

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