The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance. — Henry Miller
War leaders talk of resuming operations on this front and that, but man’s front embraces the whole universe. — Henry Miller
One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses. — 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
Plots and character don’t make life. Life is here and now, anytime you say the word, anytime you let her rip. — Henry Miller
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. — Henry Miller
Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary. — Henry Miller
The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens. — Henry Miller
The man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems of his own or has refused to face them. — Henry Miller
What is dead is sacred; what is new, that is different, is evil, dangerous, or subversive. — Henry Miller
The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love. — Henry Miller
The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who clings to his crime and lives it over and over. — Henry Miller
Thousands and thousands of us, and we’re passing one another without a look of recognition. — Henry Miller
The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order. — Henry Miller
True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself. — Henry Miller
Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn nothing. — Henry Miller
We do not talk – we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers — Henry Miller