The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who w… — Henry Miller

The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble.

Henry MillerAuthor · American · 1891 – 1980

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