Henry Miller

It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world -- it's the American way of looking at things.

It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world -- it's the American way of looking at things.

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other
discipline to impose, if we would read more

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other
discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life
unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away
from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the
end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy,
and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for
him who has the vision to recognize it as such.

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

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

Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.

Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.

The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is read more

The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.