I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complications of every sort.
HENRY JAMESAdjectives are the sugar of literature and adverbs the salt.
More Henry James Quotes
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I don’t care anything about reasons, but I know what I like.
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I call people rich when they’re able to meet the requirements of their imagination.
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Life is, in fact, a battle. Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting, but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to be defiant; wickedness to carry the day.
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An Englishman’s never so natural as when he’s holding his tongue.
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To live in the world of creation-to get into it and stay in it-to frequent it and haunt it…to think intently and fruitfully, to woo combinations and inspirations into being by a depth and continuity of attention and meditation-this is the only thing.
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She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS.
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It’s never permitted to be surprised at the aberrations of born fools.
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God’s creature is one. He makes man, not men. His true creature is unitary and infinite, revealing himself, indeed, in every finite form, but compromised by none.
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Never say you know the last word about any human heart.
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Deep experience is never peaceful.
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It is difficult to speak adequately or justly of London. It is not a pleasant place; it is not agreeable, or cheerful, or easy, or exempt from reproach. It is only magnificent.
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Don’t try so much to form your character – it’s like trying to pull open a tight, tender young rose.
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It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
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It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.
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You wanted to look at life for yourself – but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish.
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