Bad taste Quote by Henry Miller

“I can never go back on what I've written. If it was not good, it was true; if it was not artistic, it was sincere; if it was in bad taste, it was on the side of life.” quote by Henry Miller — Download Open image

““I can never go back on what I've written. If it was not good, it was true; if it was not artistic, it was sincere; if it was in bad taste, it was on the side of life.””

Henry Miller

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