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The man who is intoxicated with life does not pass judgment, does not seek to come to a conclusion, does not impose his message on the world.

Henry Miller

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