Natalie Babbitt vs. Henry Miller
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Natalie Babbitt
1932 – 2016
Natalie Zane Babbitt was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Her 1975 novel, Tuck Everlasting, was adapted into two feature films and a Broadway musical. She received the Newbery Honor and Christopher Award, and was the U.S.
"Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live."
Henry Miller
1891 – 1980
Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blends character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism. His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, Tropic of Capricorn, and the trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, which are based on his experiences in New York City and Paris, and all of which were banned in the United States until 1961.
"Let me be, was all I wanted. Be what I am, no matter how I am."