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Henry Miller was an American novelist, essayist, and painter. He was born in New York City in 1891 and died in Los Angeles in 1980. Miller's work is largely autobiographical and often deals with themes of sex, religion, and philosophy. His most famous works include Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, and Tropic of Capricorn. Miller's work was often controversial and was banned in the United States for several years. However, he is now considered one of the most important American writers of the 20th century.

Here are some additional details about Miller's life and work:

* Miller was born in Brooklyn, New York, to German immigrants.
* He attended City College of New York for a short time, but dropped out to work as a shipping clerk.
* In 1930, Miller moved to Paris, where he lived for the next 10 years.
* During his time in Paris, Miller wrote Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, and Tropic of Capricorn.
* Miller's work was banned in the United States for several years due to its explicit content.
* Miller's work has been praised by critics for its honesty, humor, and insights into the human condition.
* Miller is considered one of the most important American writers of the 20th century.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

Henry Miller

Everyone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, timid or frightened, one swims. This is the only reality there is.

Henry Miller

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

Henry Miller

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

Henry Miller

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

Let me be, was all I wanted. Be what I am, no matter how I am.

Henry Miller

Surely every one realizes, at some point along the way, that he is capable of living a far better life than the one he has chosen.

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