Quote by Henry Miller
In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor. – Henry Miller

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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

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Death
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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

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Instead of asking How much damage will the work in question bring about? why not ask How much good? How much joy? – Henry Miller

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work
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In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blades no easier to make than an oak. – James Russell Lowell

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Creation

If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon Creation, I should have recommended something simpler. – Alfonso X

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Creation

All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all. – Cecil Frances Alexander

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Creation

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

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Creation

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