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Quotes from The Colossus of Maroussi — Henry Miller

1891–1980 United States

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If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will surely become worms.

The Colossus of Maroussi (1941)

I'm crazy enough to believe that the happiest man on earth is the man with the fewest needs.

The Colossus of Maroussi (1941)

There ain't no such thing as civilization.

The Colossus of Maroussi (1941)

He saw the humorous aspect of everything, which is the real test of the tragic sense.

The Colossus of Maroussi (1941)

One feels that [in Knossos, c. 1500 B.C.] man [...] was religious in the only way which is becoming to man, by making the most of everything that comes to hand, by extracting the utmost of life from every passing minute.

The Colossus of Maroussi (1941)

No, as with the sacred places so with the murderous spots—the record of events is written into the earth.[…] Certain spots stand out like semaphores, revealing not only the clue but the event—provided, to be sure, they are approached with utter purity of heart.

The Colossus of Maroussi (1941)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henry Miller (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.