• The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead is sacred; what is new, that is different, is evil, dangerous, or subversive.

  Henry Miller
  American writer 1891-1980
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. subversive
2. sacrilege
3. different
4. dangerous

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The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead is sacred; what is new, that is different, is evil, dangerous, or subversive. by : Henry Miller

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