Once you have given up the ghost, everything follows with d… - Henry Miller

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Once you have given up the ghost, everything follows with dead certainty, even in the midst of chaos.

Henry Miller

Tropic of Capricorn · January 13, 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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Once you have given up the ghost, everything follows with dead certainty, even in the midst of chaos. - Henry Miller

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