Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not in itself the life more abundant. It merely points the way, something which is overlooked not only by the public, but very often by the artist himself. In becoming an end it defeats itself.
More Quotes by Henry Miller
The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.
Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.
The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.
The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.