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The prisoner is not the one who has committed a crime, but the one who clings to his crime and lives it over and over.

— Henry Miller The Rosy Crucifixion I: Sexus (1949)

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

Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957)

Political leaders are never leaders. For leaders we have to look to the Awakeners! Lao Tse, Buddha, Socrates, Jesus, Milarepa, Gurdjiev, Krishnamurti.

My Bike & Other Friends (1977)

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

The Colossus of Maroussi (1941)

One's destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.

Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957)

Every man is working out his destiny in his own way and nobody can be of any help except by being kind, generous, and patient.

Henry Miller on Writing (1964)

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

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If the church ... does not make God's liberation of the oppressed central in its mission and proclamation, how can it rest easy with a condemned criminal as the dominant symbol of its message?

James H. Cone Speaking the Truth: Ecumenism, Liberation, and Black Theology (1986)

It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

Muhammad

It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

Cary Grant Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

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