Henry Miller

"Yes, you are not made of wood. You have feelings-but they´re misdirected. Your heart works spasmodically. You´re grateful to those who make your heart bleed; you don´t suffer for them, you suffer in order to enjoy the luxury of suffering.
You haven´t begun to suffer yet; you´re only suffering vicariously..."

Henry Miller. Sexus Ch. 11

"God knows I´ve lived in Paris for long enough now that I shouldn´t be amazed at anything. You don´t have to go deliberately looking for adventures here, the way you do back in New York... all that´s necessary is to have a little patience and wait, life will seek you out in the most unbelievably obscure places..."

Henry Miller. Opus Pistorum: Sous les Toits de Paris