Part 1, p. 29
• "He" is Miller's friend George Katsimbalis, the "Colossus" of the book's title.

He saw the humorous aspect of everything, which is the real test of the tragic sense.

— Henry Miller

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• "He" is Miller's friend George Katsimbalis, the "Colossus" of the book's title." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Henry Miller

About Henry Miller

Henry Valentine Miller (26 December 1891 – 7 June 1980) was an American writer and artist. He was known for developing a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism.