Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch is a memoir written by Henry Miller, first published in 1957, about his life in Big Sur, California, where he resided for 18 years.
“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”
Variant: Often misquoted as "One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things".
Source: Miller, H. (1957). Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Source: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Source: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Source: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Source: Miller, H. (1957). Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch, New Directions Books, New York, p. 6.
“It was here in Big Sur that I first learned to say 'amen.'”
Source: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 32
“There's nothing wrong with the world. What's wrong is our way of looking at it.”
Source: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 351
“The most difficult thing to adjust to, apparently, is peace and contentment.”
Source: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 28
