The word which gives the key to the national vice is waste. And people who are wasteful are not wise, neither can they remain young and vigorous. In order to transmute energy to higher and more subtle levels one must first conserve it.


The Air-Conditioned Nightmare (ed. New Directions Publishing, 1970) - ISBN: 9780811221382

Henry Miller Quotes

The word which gives the key to the national vice is waste. And people who are wasteful are not wise, neither can they remain young and vigorous. In...

The word which gives the key to the national vice is waste. And people who are wasteful are not wise, neither can they remain young and vigorous. In...

The word which gives the key to the national vice is waste. And people who are wasteful are not wise, neither can they remain young and vigorous. In...

The word which gives the key to the national vice is waste. And people who are wasteful are not wise, neither can they remain young and vigorous. In...