Henry Miller Quote

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary.

The Wisdom of the Heart (ed. New Directions Publishing, 1941) - ISBN: 9780811201162

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries....

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries....

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries....

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries....