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There is the happiness which comes from creative effort. The joy of dreaming, creating, building, whether in painting a picture, writing an epic, singing a song, composing a symphony, devising new invention, creating a vast industry.

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Henry Miller
Age: 88 †
Born: 1891
Born: December 26
Died: 1980
Died: June 7
Essayist
Novelist
Painter
Writer
New York City
New York
Genri Miller
Henri Miller
Phineas Flapdoodle
Dream
Building
Vast
Writing
Joy
Invention
Effort
Picture
Creative
Singing
Devising
Happiness
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Whether
Creating
Symphony
Song
Painting
Epic
Comes
Industry
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