“For River to discover himself in Rimbaud's life and Miller's prose was simultaneously self-aggrandizing and self-pitying. Tellingly, he was more interested in Miller's book than in Rimbaud's actual writing: he responded to Rimbaud not as a poet, but as a symbol.” Hero WorshipHenry MillerArthur RimbaudRiver Phoenix Book:Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind Source: Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind