yes.

pike place market singer . june, 2009

Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty. Every man, when he gets quiet, when he gets desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up to discover what is already there.

Henry Miller

Comments

[the camp]

mmm......thank you for this, this early morning.

[Meri]

This quote stopped me in my tracks. It's worth saving because it is Truth.

[jen]

This is GOOD...really really good. xo

[daisies]

oh my gosh. yes indeed. i posted this into one of my journals a million years ago and had since forgotten until now. i think i need to write it out again and put it where i can see it. thank you love, xo

[Scintilla]

man i love and adore that quote. thank you for sharing it.

[Lisa]

Oh, great quote.

Thank you!

[doorways traveler]

went down the rabbit hole and wound up here. i'm so glad because mr. miller seems to be speaking straight to my soul.
thanks for being the conduit!

[Christina]

I seriously think we are soul sisters. Thank you for this.
xo

[Steph]

Oh my, what timing. Thank you. xo

[Susan Tuttle]

Mmmm -- yes -- yes, yes:)

I've often drawn inspiration and wisdom from Henry Miller.

Thank you dear one.

happy day

xo

[Alicia P.]

Hi Liz,
My email is broken -- alas, I cannot respond to the one you sent, or that Stephanie replied to. Would you mind resending it, and forwarding me Stephanie's response, with my apologies to the the other ladies? If it is resent, I can access it from my other computer through Earthlink. Sorry! and thank you!

[gkgirl]

so
much
truth
in
this.