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Quote by Henry Miller
The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few,

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary. – Henry Miller

Other quotes by Henry Miller

Develop an interest in life as you see it the people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. – Henry Miller

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Life
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Henry Miller
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Topographically the country is magnificent — and terrifying. Why terrifying? Because nowhere else in the world is the divorce between man and nature so complete. Nowhere have I encountered such a dull, monotonous fabric of life as here in America. Here boredom reaches its peak. – Henry Miller

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Land
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Henry Miller
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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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Letters (writing)
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Henry Miller
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communication
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There is only one rule for being a good talker – learn to listen. – Christopher Morley

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communication

If listeners arent carried away to Heaven, Im failing. – La Monte Young

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communication

Today, comics is one of the very few forms of mass communication in which individual voices still have a chance to be heard. – Scott McCloud

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communication

I cant be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player thats what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the boss. I showed up for work, you can yell at me if you want, but I want input. So thats the kind of coach I want to be. – Adam Oates

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communication

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Artists use frauds to make human beings seem more wonderful than they really are. Dancers show us human beings who move much more gracefully than human beings really move. Films and books and plays show us people talking much more entertainingly than people. – Kurt Vonnegut

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The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the imagination. The greater the will, the greater the secret failure. – Ben Okri

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After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my bodys way of telling me that this pregnancy wasnt meant to be. – Christie Brinkley

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Another term for preventive war is aggressive war – starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition. – Ron Paul

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