What seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind.
Henry MillerAnalysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the existence of an evil, which, oddly enough, is consciousness.
Henry MillerAnd what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all that is human? Divine, in other words?
Henry MillerI believe in saying the truth, coming out with it cold, shocking if necessary, not disguising it.
Henry MillerThe imperfections of a man, his frailties, his faults, are just as important as his virtues.You can't separate them. They're wedded.
Henry MillerTo imagine a new world is to live it daily, each thought, each glance, each step, each gesture, killing and recreating, death always a step in advance. To spit on the past is not enough. To proclaim the future is not enough. One must act as if the past were dead and the future unrealizable.
Henry Miller