Henry Miller Quotes about Soul

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It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

Henry Miller

Heart, Essence, Soul

Music is the can-opener of the soul.

Henry Miller

Soul, Pineal Gland, Music Is

Henry Miller (1966). “Tropic of Capricorn”

The enchanting, and sometimes terrifying, thing is that the world can be so many things to so many different souls. That it can be, and is, all these things at once and the same time.

Henry Miller

Perspective, Soul, Different

Henry Miller (1957). “Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch”, p.23, New Directions Publishing

If I am against the condition of the world it is not because I am a moralist, it is because I want to laugh more. I don't say that God is one grand laugh: I say that you've got to laugh hard before you can get anywhere near God. My whole aim in life is to get near to God, that is, to get nearer to myself. That's why it doesn't matter to me what road I take. But music is very important. Music is a tonic for the pineal gland. Music isn't Bach or Beethoven; music is the can opener of the soul. It makes you terribly quiet inside, makes you aware that there's a roof to your being.

Henry Miller

Laughing, Soul, Important

Henry Miller (1966). “Tropic of Capricorn”

They were painfully clean. But inwardly they stank. Never once had they opened the door which leads to the soul; never once did they dream of taking a blind leap into the dark.

Henry Miller

Doors, Soul

"Tropic of Capricorn".

I believe that today more than ever a book should be sought after even if it has only one great page in it. We must search for fragments, splinters, toenails, anything that has ore in it, anything that is capable of resuscitating the body and the soul.

Henry Miller

Book, Believe, Soul

Henry Miller (1964). “Henry Miller on Writing”, New Directions Publishing