Henry Miller1891–1980The quotations of
Henry Miller
American novelist
1891–1980
13 quotes, most often on Motivation & Goals, Writing and Leadership.
Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. … The other eight are unimportant.
The Rosy Crucifixion I: Sexus (1949), Ch. 21, p. 465Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.
“The Enormous Womb”, p. 96The real leader has no need to lead—he is content to point the way.
“The Wisdom of the Heart”, p. 46One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 25If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will surely become worms.
The Colossus of Maroussi (1941), Part 3, p. 235- The Rosy Crucifixion I: Sexus (1949), Ch. 14
- “The Alcoholic Veteran with the Washboard Cranium”, p. 122
Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood.
Tropic of Capricorn (1939)- The Rosy Crucifixion I: Sexus (1949), Ch. 14, p. 341
- Henry Miller on Writing (1964), p. 22
There’s nothing wrong with the world. What’s wrong is our way of looking at it.
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 351- “Reflections on Writing”, in The Wisdom of the Heart (1941)
- The Rosy Crucifixion I: Sexus (1949), Ch. 14, p. 339
