Citations de Henry Miller

En anglais : "The world has not to be put in order: the world is order incarnate. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order."

En anglais : "The earth is not a lair, neither is it a prison. The earth is a Paradise, the only one we'll ever know. We will realize it the moment we open our eyes. We don't have to make it a Paradise-it is one. We have only to make ourselves fit to inhabit it. The man with the gun, the man with murder in his heart, cannot possibly recognize Paradise even when he is shown it." The Air-Conditioned Nightmare

La phrase dans son contexte : "Le cirque est un petit bout d'arène close, propre à l'oubli. Un temps plus ou moins bref, il nous permet de ne plus penser à nous, de nous dissoudre dans l'émerveillement et la félicité, d'être transportés de mystère. On en sort dans un brouillard, affligé, horrifié par le visage quotidien du monde."

En anglais : "We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.". La phrase originale est : "I don't think we should read for instruction but to give our souls a chance to luxuriate" (Dear, dear Brenda: the love letters of Henry Miller to Brenda Venus)

D'après la traduction de Denis Authier : "Je ne pense pas qu'il faille lire pour s'instruire, mais pour donner une chance à son âme de s'épanouir."

Autre traduction , plus littérale : "Nous devrions lire pour donner à nos âmes une chance de se prélasser"

En anglais : "The only artists for whom I would make way are — children. For me the paintings of children belong side by side with the works of the masters. How many, many times I have tried to imitate, or copy, the work of a child " (To paint is to love again )

En anglais : "The thing is to become a master, and in your old age to acquire the courage to do what children did when they knew nothing." ( propos rapporté par Lawrence Durrell, in Life, 11 feb 1972, 'Eighty Years of misspent youth' )