Henry Miller: Frasi in inglese (pagina 10)

Henry Miller era scrittore, pittore e saggista statunitense. Frasi in inglese.
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“When a situation gets so bad that no solution seems possible there is left only murder or suicide. Or both. These failing, one becomes a buffoon.”

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Henry Miller libro Nexus

Origine: The Rosy Crucifixion III: Nexus (1960), Ch. 3, p. 36

“There's nothing wrong with the world. What's wrong is our way of looking at it.”

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Henry Miller libro Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch

Origine: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 351

“The most difficult thing to adjust to, apparently, is peace and contentment.”

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Henry Miller libro Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch

Origine: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 28

“[T]he blind lead the blind, it's the democratic way.”

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Henry Miller libro The Air-Conditioned Nightmare

The Air-Conditioned Nightmare (1945)
Origine: "With Edgar Varèse in the Gobi Desert", p. 166

“There ain't no such thing as civilization.”

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Henry Miller libro The Colossus of Maroussi

Origine: The Colossus of Maroussi (1941) Part 2, p. 144

“What I really hoped for, no doubt, was to come upon one of those lives which begin nowhere, which lead us through marshes and salt flats, trickling away, seemingly without plan, purpose or goal, and suddenly emerge, gushing like geysers, and never cease gushing, even in death.”

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Henry Miller libro Nexus

Origine: The Rosy Crucifixion III: Nexus (1960), Ch. 8, p. 129

“Modern man has much to learn from the people he calls 'savages.'”

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Henry Miller

Reflections (1981)
Contesto: 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.