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Surely every one realizes, at some point along the way, that he is capable of living a far better life than the one he has chosen.

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Henry Miller
Age: 88 †
Born: 1891
Born: December 26
Died: 1980
Died: June 7
Essayist
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Painter
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New York City
New York
Genri Miller
Henri Miller
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