It is no wonder he wins every game. He has never done a thing in his life exept play games
HENRY JAMESHer imagination was by habit ridiculously active; when the door was not open it jumped out the window.
More Henry James Quotes
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If this was love, love had been overrated.
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…he had long decided that abundant laughter should be the embellishment of the remainder of his days.
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Until you try, you don’t know what you can’t do.
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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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Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to.
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To myself – today – I need say no more. Large and full and high the future still opens. It is now indeed that I may do the work of my life. And I will.
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Make the short story tremendously succinct – with a very short pulse or rhythm – and the closest selection of detail.
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Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors.
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I don’t care anything about reasons, but I know what I like.
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Life is a predicament which precedes death.
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Americans will eat garbage provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup.
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The artist is present in every page of every book from which he sought so assiduously to eliminate himself.
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Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost!
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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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I am incapable of telling you not to feel. Feel, feel, I say – feel for all you’re worth, and even if it half kills you, for that is the only way to live.
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