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As long as that spark of passion is missing there is no human significance in the performance.

Henry Miller

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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
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Passion
Human
Humans
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Sparks
Significance
Performance
Performances

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