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Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes.

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
Life
Cowards
Coward
Heroes
Moves
Hero
Whether
Moving

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