The world is the mirror of myself dying. ✨ Henry Miller (1964). Henry …

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The world is the mirror of myself dying. ✨ Henry Miller (1964). Henry Miller on Writing, New Directions Publishing
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Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring. ✨ Henry Miller (1959). The Henry Miller Reader, p.251, New Directions Publishing
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The world is the mirror of myself dying. ✨ Henry Miller (1964). Henry Miller on Writing, New Directions Publishing

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