Henry Miller: Lulled & Dulled by Money
on Monday, October 2, 2017Money Quote saying every aspect of life is in some way connected to money if only you examine it from that perspective. Henry Miller said:
“To walk in money through the night crowd, protected by money, lulled by money, dulled by money, the crowd itself a money, the breath money, no least single object anywhere that is not money. Money, money everywhere and still not enough!” — Henry Miller
In this quote, Henry Miller appears to be describing a feeling of being overwhelmed and desensitized by the pervasive presence and influence of money in modern society.
He portrays a nighttime crowd where every person and every small thing is somehow tied to the concept of money – people are “protected”, “lulled” and “dulled” by it, the crowd itself represents money, and even the air seems saturated with thoughts of wealth. Yet for all this money everywhere, Miller suggests it still somehow never seems quite sufficient.
The best interpretation is that he was commenting on how money had become all-consuming in both literal and figurative senses, but could never fully satisfy deeper human needs and desires.
Birthday: December 26, 1891 – Death: June 7, 1980