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No man would set a word down on paper if he had the courage to live out what he believed in.
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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Painter
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New York City
New York
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Henri Miller
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In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other.
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