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The power to guess the unseen from the seen, to trace the implications of things, to judge the whole piece by the pattern . . . this cluster of gifts may almost be said to constitute experience.

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Adjectives are the sugar of literature and adverbs the salt.
HENRY JAMES

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I think I don’t regret a single “excess” of my responsive youth I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn’t embrace.
HENRY JAMES

Age Agree Axcess Chilled Embrace Occasion Possibility Regret Responsive Single Think
Love has nothing to do with good reasons.
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Good Love Nothing Reason
Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to.
HENRY JAMES

All Experience Life Mistakes
I think patriotism is like charity — it begins at home.
HENRY JAMES

Begin Chasity Home Like Patriotism Think
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 Battle Beauty Defiant Enchant Evil Fact Folly Goodness Insolent Life Rare Strong Weak
Make the short story tremendously succinct – with a very short pulse or rhythm – and the closest selection of detail.
HENRY JAMES

Close Detail Make Pulse Rhythm Selection Short Story Succinct Tremendous Very
You wanted to look at life for yourself – but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish.
HENRY JAMES

Allow Life Ook Punish Want Wish Yourself
It’s never permitted to be surprised at the aberrations of born fools.
HENRY JAMES

Aberration Born Fool never Permitted Surprise
There’s no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.
HENRY JAMES

Basis Misunderstanding More Mutual Solution Union Usual
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

Art Dark Doubt Give Madness Passion Task Work
I’ve always expected the worst, and it’s always worse than I expected.
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Always Expect Happen Know Worst
Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else.
HENRY JAMES

Anyone Anything Else Mind Tell
His beautiful, light imagination is the wing that on the autumn evening just brushes the dusky window.
HENRY JAMES

Autumn Beautiful Brush Dusky Evening Imagination Light Window Wing
If I could pronounce the name James in any different or more elaborate way I should be in favor of doing it.
HENRY JAMES

Country Elaborate English Favor Language Name People Person Pronounce Way
We work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have.
HENRY JAMES

Dark Give Hard Motivation Success Work

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