Quote by Henry Miller
Its silly to go on pretending that under the skin we are all broth

Its silly to go on pretending that under the skin we are all brothers. The truth is more likely that under the skin we are all cannibals, assassins, traitors, liars, hypocrites, poltroons. – Henry Miller

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There is nothing strange about fear: no matter in what guise it presents itself it is something with which we are all so familiar that when a man appears who is without it we are at once enslaved by him. – 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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The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at his word, to see in his work a fulfillment instead of an horizon. – Henry Miller

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We play make believe, pretend to take ourselves and each other seriously–to love each other, hate each other–but then–it isnt true. It isnt true, we dont care at all! – Ugo Betti

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