I had to learn, as I soon did, that one must give up everything and not do anything else but write, that one must write and write and write. - Henry Miller

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I had to learn, as I soon did, that one must give up everything and not do anything else but write, that one must write and write and write.

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About Henry Miller

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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