I believe that today more than ever a book should be sought after even…

Henry Miller
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I believe that today more than ever a book should be sought after even if it has only one great page in it. We must search for fragments, splinters, toenails, anything that has ore in it, anything that is capable of resuscitating the body and the soul. ✨ Henry Miller (1964). Henry Miller on Writing, New Directions Publishing
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