Quotes by Miller, Henry

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is usele >>

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written. >>

Topographically the country is magnificent -- and terrifying. Why terr >>

Quotations about Civilization

A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly >>

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a har >>

Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow do >>

The word civilization to my mind is coupled with death. When I use the word, I see civilization as a crippling, thwarting thing, a stultifying thing. For me it was always so. I don't believe in the golden ages, you see... civilization is the arteriosclerosis of culture.

Miller, Henry