If this was love, love had been overrated.
HENRY JAMESIf this was love, love had been overrated.
HENRY JAMESWe work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have.
HENRY JAMESInstead of leading to the high places of happiness, from which the world would seem to lie below one, so that one could look down with a sense of exaltation and advantage, and judge and choose and pity.
HENRY JAMESShe is like a revolving lighthouse; pitch darkness alternating with a dazzling brilliancy!
HENRY JAMESHe is outside of everything, and alien everywhere. He is an aesthetic solitary.
HENRY JAMESThings are always different from what they might be.
HENRY JAMESShe had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.
HENRY JAMESI mean that everything this afternoon has been too beautiful, and that perhaps everything together will never be so right again. I’m very glad therefore you’ve been a part of it.
HENRY JAMESJudge everyone and everything for yourself.
HENRY JAMESDeep experience is never peaceful.
HENRY JAMESTo establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it one’s own.
HENRY JAMESLove has nothing to do with good reasons.
HENRY JAMESIt is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, for our consideration and application of these things, and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.
HENRY JAMESInnocent and infinite are the pleasures of observation.
HENRY JAMES…he had long decided that abundant laughter should be the embellishment of the remainder of his days.
HENRY JAMESif you are going to be pushed you had better jump
HENRY JAMES