Henry Miller Quotes

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
~ Henry Miller

Awareness;
Beauty;

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. Like money, books must be kept in constant circulation. Lend and borrow to the maximum -- of both books and money! But especially books, for books represent infinitely more than money. A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched threefold.
~ Henry Miller

Books;

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.
~ Henry Miller

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack.
~ Henry Miller

Of nothing [in the U.S.] are you allowed to get the real odor or savor. Everything is sterilized and wrapped in cellophane.
~ Henry Miller
- Dr. Souchon: Surgeon-Painter in The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, 1945

America and Americans;

Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm.
~ Henry Miller

Custom;