Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not in itself the life more abundant. It merely points the way, something which is overlooked not only by the public, but very often by the artist himself. In becoming an end it defeats itself.
Henry MillerAn artist earns the right to call himself a creator only when he admits to himself that he is but an instrument.
Henry MillerKeep your libraries, your penal institutions, your insaneasylums... give me beer.You think man needs rule, he needs beer. The world does not need morals, it needs beer... The souls of men have been fed with indigestibles, but the soul could make use of beer.
Henry MillerWe create our fate every day . . . most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior.
Henry Miller