Henry Miller idézetek
Henry Miller: Idézetek angolul
“There's nothing wrong with the world. What's wrong is our way of looking at it.”
Forrás: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 351
“The most difficult thing to adjust to, apparently, is peace and contentment.”
Forrás: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 28
“[T]he blind lead the blind, it's the democratic way.”
The Air-Conditioned Nightmare (1945)
Forrás: "With Edgar Varèse in the Gobi Desert", p. 166
“There ain't no such thing as civilization.”
Forrás: The Colossus of Maroussi (1941) Part 2, p. 144
“Modern man has much to learn from the people he calls 'savages.'”
Reflections (1981)
Kontextus: The pygmies are one of the most cultured peoples on the face of the earth. They live a wonderful life, a life of purity. Not only are they busy and productive, they're happy and healthy as well. If we puny Americans had to live under their conditions, we'd perish in a day. Modern man has much to learn from the people he calls 'savages.' Before we are down to the last blade of grass it would be wise to study the life of the Pygmies. The secret of our own survival rests with them, the people who know how to make the most out of very little and find complete happiness with the bare essentials.