Her fluency was marvelous. She would say things at random, intricate, …

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Her fluency was marvelous. She would say things at random, intricate, flamelike, or slide off into a parenthetical limbo peppered with fireworks-- admirable linguistic feats which a practiced writer might struggle for hours to achieve. ✨ Henry Miller (2007). Sexus: The Rosy Crucifixion I, p.17, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance. ✨ Henry Miller (1959). The Henry Miller Reader, p.262, New Directions Publishing
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