Henry Miller Quotes

American - Author December 26, 1891 - June 7, 1980

One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.

Henry Miller

The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love.

Henry Miller

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance.

Henry Miller

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

Henry Miller

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.

Henry Miller

Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.

Henry Miller

There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is crazy.

Henry Miller

The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks.

Henry Miller

Life is 440 horsepower in a 2-cylinder engine.

Henry Miller

If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will surely become worms.

Henry Miller

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense.

Henry Miller