In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor. – Henry Miller
In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other. – Henry Miller
It does me good to write a letter which is not a response to a demand, a gratuitous letter, so to speak, which has accumulated in me like the waters of a reservoir. – Henry Miller
Instead of asking How much damage will the work in question bring about? why not ask How much good? How much joy? – Henry Miller
Thou didst create the night, but I made the lamp. Thou didst create clay, but I made the cup. Thou didst create the deserts, mountains and forests, I produced the orchards, gardens and groves. It is I who made the glass out of stone, and it is I who turn a poison into an antidote. – Sir Muhammad Iqbal
Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. Weve seen a society that many people thought couldnt withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security. – Susan Rice