One of the best things Henry Miller ever said was that art goes all out. It's all out. It goes full length. . . . A big book is an all-out book in which you limit your life to things that pertain directly to the book.

Never eat in a place called 'Mom's'.

A book, a true book, is the writer's confessional. For, whether he would have it so or not, he is betrayed, directly or indirectly, by his characters, into presenting publicly his innermost feelings.

For the masses who do the city's labor also keep the city's heart.

Never lie down with a woman who's got more troubles than you.

I went out there for a thousand a week, and I worked Monday, and I got fired Wednesday. The guy that hired me was out of town Tuesday.

It is strange how fragile this man-creature is.....in one second he's just garbage. Garbage, that's all.