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Henry Miller was a 19th-century American novelist. Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blends character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Music — The universal language of melody, rhythm, and harmony
  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it

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“Let me be, was all I wanted. Be what I am, no matter how I am.”
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“If you can't give the is-ness of a thing give the not-ness of it! The main thing is to hook up, get the wheels turning, sound off. When your brakes jam, try going in reverse. If often works.”
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