Lot 112
Miller, Henry (1891-1980) American author noted for sexually-candid autobiographical novels. Autograph Quotation Signed with black, felt-tip pen on 12"x9" light card stock, n.p., n.d. Extremely fine. Titled "From a letter to Alfred Perlès," Miller explains how he came to write: "What I needed most desperately was a voice with which to express my grief and abandonment. That is how I came to write. My thought was simple and direct. My prayer, I should say, for it virtually took that form. 'Give me, O God' is what I was saying, 'the power to express this anguish which afflicts me. Let me tell it to the world, for I can't bear to keep it locked up in my own breast.' Henry Miller".
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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