Henry Miller Quotes

As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.

An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.

I really would like to be involved in things and to understand things, and in some ways you've got to be careful what you wish for because I feel very, very blessed to have such an interesting life and to be able to have little snapshots of lives of people from many different parts of the world.

I think the foundation of everything in my life is wonder.

By not going to school I learned that the world is a beautiful place and needs to be discovered.

I love life. There's so much to learn and see all the time, and nothing nicer for me than to wake up, and the sky is blue.

My children just want to get at the world; it is so pleasantly surprising to witness that.

The world is a fascinating, difficult place, and in order to take full advantage of what the planet has to offer, we need to see and hear natural things.

Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.

If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world.

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

There are so many amazing parts to life, so many amazing things to write about.

One characteristic that I hope I never relinquish is an intense curiosity about the world around me.

Science is not everything, but science is very beautiful.

Something that's very important is to preserve the sense of surprise, the sense of discovery. The eye of the person you are talking to, your shadow on the ground. It's important not to get suffocated by all the things in life and lose that sense of surprise.

I like to take walks and getting out and seeing things. These experiences are so irreplaceable and give you a whole different perspective on the greater context that you're in. If I didn't try to take advantage of that, I'd be missing out on a lot of really interesting things.

To my mind, most people go through life recoiling from its best parts. They miss the enrichment that just a basic knowledge of the physical world can bring to the most ordinary experiences.

I have been very fortunate to be a part of tours with other artists that have exposed me to new places that I've never been before. Once you discover something beautiful, you just want to keep coming back.

The world is full of more interesting things than my voice.

I have an enormous appetite to see life as I know it presented in front of my eyes.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Savor the mystery, Stephen, we don't get enough of them.

I want every day to be life for the living, not just traipsing through it existing. I'm just interested in life and the world and exploring.