I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.

HENRY JAMES

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I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.

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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.

HENRY JAMES

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.
HENRY JAMES

Indeed Large May Work More Say Today
Money’s a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.

HENRY JAMES

Money’s a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.
HENRY JAMES

Horrid Thing
If I should certainly say to a novice, ‘Write from experience and experience only,’ I should feel that this was rather a tantalizing monition if I were not careful immediately to add, ‘Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost.’

HENRY JAMES

If I should certainly say to a novice, ‘Write from experience and experience only,’ I should feel that this was rather a tantalizing monition if I were not careful immediately to add, ‘Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost.’
HENRY JAMES

Careful Certainty Feel Immediate Monition Novice Only Rather Say Tantalize Write
Sorrow comes in great waves…but rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it leaves us.

HENRY JAMES

Sorrow comes in great waves…but rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it leaves us.
HENRY JAMES

Almost Leave Over Roll Smother Us Wave
And we know that if it is strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes and we remain.

HENRY JAMES

And we know that if it is strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes and we remain.
HENRY JAMES

Know Stronger
I’ve always expected the worst, and it’s always worse than I expected.

HENRY JAMES

I’ve always expected the worst, and it’s always worse than I expected.
HENRY JAMES

Expect Know
Ideas are, in truth, forces. Infinite, too, is the power of personality. A union of the two always makes history.

HENRY JAMES

Ideas are, in truth, forces. Infinite, too, is the power of personality. A union of the two always makes history.
HENRY JAMES

Idea Infinite Make Union
Young men of this class never do anything for themselves that they can get other people to do for them, and it is the infatuation, the devotion, the superstition of others that keeps them going. These others in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred are women.

HENRY JAMES

Young men of this class never do anything for themselves that they can get other people to do for them, and it is the infatuation, the devotion, the superstition of others that keeps them going. These others in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred are women.
HENRY JAMES

Anything Case Infatuation never Nine Ninety Other Superstitioyus Themselves
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

HENRY JAMES

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
HENRY JAMES

First Second Thing Third Three
Deep experience is never peaceful.

HENRY JAMES

Deep experience is never peaceful.
HENRY JAMES

never Peaceful Thought
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.
HENRY JAMES

Apt Defiant Enchant Folly Insolent
We must know, as much as possible, in our beautiful art…what we are talking about and the only way to know is to have lived and loved and cursed and floundered and enjoyed and suffered.
HENRY JAMES

Cruse Flourned Much Must Suffer Way
You must save what you can of your life; you musn’t lose it all simply because you’ve lost a part.

HENRY JAMES

You must save what you can of your life; you musn’t lose it all simply because you’ve lost a part.
HENRY JAMES

Because Must Part Simply
We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

HENRY JAMES

We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.
HENRY JAMES

Dark Doubt Give
You wanted to look at life for yourself – but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish.

HENRY JAMES

You wanted to look at life for yourself – but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish.
HENRY JAMES

Ook Punish Wish
If one is strong, one loves the more strongly.

HENRY JAMES

If one is strong, one loves the more strongly.
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