Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk. – Henry Miller
Example moves the world more than doctrine. The great exemplars are the poets of action, and it makes little difference whether they be forces for good or forces for evil. – Henry Miller
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
Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him. – Henry Miller