American writer Henry Miller, born in
Brooklyn, New York, is known for several 20th century works that
reflect his own personal experiences, including Tropic of
Cancer (1934), Black Spring (1936) and The Rosy
Crucifixion Trilogy (1965). Miller's explicit and often
obscene content led the way for a new generation of American
writers. He died on June 7, 1980 in Pacific Palisades,
California.
“Paris is like a whore. From a distance she seems ravishing, you
can't wait until you have her in your arms. And five minutes later
you feel empty, disgusted with yourself. You feel tricked.”
"...God knows, when spring comes to Paris the humbles mortal alive
must feel that he dwells in paradise....it is the the intimacy with
which his eye rests upon the scene. It is his Paris. A man
does not need to be rich, nor even a citizen, to feel this way
about Paris." - Henry Miller