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Tropic of Capricorn quotes

Henry Miller

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“Everything was for tomorrow, but tomorrow never came. The present was only a bridge and on this bridge they are still groaning, as the world groans, and not one idiot ever thinks of blowing up the bridge.” Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn
“The most wonderful opportunity which life offers is to be human.” Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn
“Nobody knows what it is to sit on his ass and be content.” Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn
“Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood.” Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn
“I wanted to be alone for a thousand years in order to reflect on what I had seen and heard — and in order to forget.” Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn
“What's a fuck when what I want is love?” Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn
“If you're trying to improve your mind, stop it! There's no improving the mind. Look at your heart and gizzard — the brain is in the heart.” Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn
“I found that what I had desired all my life was not to live — if what others are doing is called living — but to express myself.” Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn

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