She may be lying in bed reading a book, she may be making l… - Henry Miller

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She may be lying in bed reading a book, she may be making love with a prize fighter, or she may be running like mad through a field of stubble, one shoe one, one shoe off, a man named Corn Cob pursuing her hotly. Wherever she is I am standing in complete darkness; her absence blots me out.

Henry Miller

Sexus · January 12, 1994 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Henry Valentine Miller (26 December 1891 – 7 June 1980) was an American writer and artist. He was known for developing a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism.

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Native Name: Henry Valentine Miller

Alternative Names: Genri Miller • Henri Miller • Phineas Flapdoodle

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