I saw through to the last sign and symbol, but I could not read her face. I could see only the eyes shining through, huge, fleshy-like luminous beasts, as though I were swimming behind them in the electric effluvia of her incandescent vision.
Henry MillerOn the meridian of time, there is no injustice: there is only the poetry of motion creating the illusion of truth and drama.
Henry MillerBut you canโt put fight into a manโs guts if he hasnโt any fight in him. There are some of us so cowardly that you canโt ever make heroes of us, not even if you frighten us to death. We know too much, maybe. There are some of us who donโt live in the moment, who live a little ahead, or a little behind.
Henry MillerHell is probably quite similar to most Paris bistros ... a bit overheated, somewhat too crowded, and a little too noisy for my tastes. The waiters will surely treat you rudely and the cashiers will always add a few extra francs to your bill but ... and this is the important part ... the food will be marvelous.
Henry Miller