Who said “Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood.”?

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Henry Miller. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceNew York: Grove Press (1961), p. 170

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Miller, H. (n.d.). Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11123-confusion-is-a-word-we-have-invented-for/

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Miller, Henry. “Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11123-confusion-is-a-word-we-have-invented-for/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Miller, Henry. “Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11123-confusion-is-a-word-we-have-invented-for/.

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