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I see myself forever and ever as the ridiculous man, the lonely soul, the wanderer, the restless frustrated artist, the man in love with love, always in search of the absolute, always seeking the unattainable

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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
Love
Seeking
Wanderers
Lonely
Unattainable
Forever
Restless
Artist
Frustrated
Soul
Search
Ever
Absolutes
Always
Absolute
Men
Ridiculous
Wanderer

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