“Certainly paradise, whatever, wherever it be, contains flaws. (Paradisical flaws, if you like.) If it did not, it would be incapable of drawing the hearts of men or angels.”

— Henry Miller , book Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch

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American novelist 1891–1980

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Been so long I felt this way, I'm in no hurry, no.
Rainbows end down that highway where ocean breezes blow
My time coming, voices saying, they tell me where to go.
Don't worry 'bout me, no no, don't worry 'bout me, no
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Rising up to paradise, I know I'm going to shine.</p