The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense diff…

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The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference. ✨ Henry Miller (1969). Mémoires, Plaidoiries Et Documents, p.167, New Directions Publishing
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The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference. ✨ Henry Miller (1969). Mémoires, Plaidoiries Et Documents, p.167, New Directions Publishing

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