Quote by: William Ernest Henley

Balzac's ambition was to be omnipotent. He would be Michelangelesque, and that by sheer force of minuteness. He exaggerated scientifically, and made things gigantic by a microscopic fulness of detail.


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  • NameWilliam Ernest Henley
  • DescriptionEnglish poet, critic and editor
  • BornAugust 23, 1849
  • DiedJuly 11, 1903
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Journalist
  • WorksInvictus