“I am against revolutions because they always involve a return to the status quo.”
Henry Miller (1891–1980) American novelist
Henry Miller on Writing (1964)
“I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas.”
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