A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. ✨ Henry Miller (196…

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A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. ✨ Henry Miller (1969). Mémoires, Plaidoiries Et Documents, p.23, New Directions Publishing
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All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience. ✨ Henry Miller (1941). The Wisdom of the Heart, p.90, New Directions Publishing
We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests. ✨ Henry Miller (1970). The Air-conditioned Nightmare, p.109, New D … ▶
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As long as that spark of passion is missing there is no human significance in the performance. ✨ Henry Miller, Norman Mailer (1976). Genius and lust: a journey through the major writings of Henry Mil … ▶
When you surrender, the problem ceases to exist. Try to solve it, or conquer it, and you only set up more resistance. . . . The most difficult thing to admit, and to realize with one's whole being, i … ▶

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. ✨ Henry Miller (1969). Mémoires, Plaidoiries Et Documents, p.23, New Directions Publishing

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