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The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at his word, to see in his work a fulfillment instead of an horizon.
Once I thought that to be human was the highest aim a man could have, but I see now that it was meant to destroy me. Today I am proud to say that I am inhuman, that I belong not to men and governments, that I have nothing to do with creeds and principles. I have nothing to do with the creaking machinery of humanity - I belong to the earth!
Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire.
Voyages are accomplished inwardly.
What seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind.
Jump off. You are a protected individual. Do not fear.
Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.
When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.
That we cannot rise equal to situations when we are in them � that is the tragedy of life.
A Literate Passion: Letters of Ana�s Nin & Henry Miller, 1932-1953
But it's just because the chances are all against you, just because there is so little hope, that life is sweet over here.
Tropic of Cancer
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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