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.
HENRY JAMESI know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of an artistic process.
More Henry James Quotes
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To take what there is in life and use it, without waiting forever in vain for the preconceived, to dig deep into the actual and get something out of that; this, doubtless, is the right way to live.
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There’s no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.
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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.
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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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Things are always different from what they might be.
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An Englishman’s never so natural as when he’s holding his tongue.
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And remember this, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved.
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It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.
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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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It 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.
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To establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it one’s own.
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She is like a revolving lighthouse; pitch darkness alternating with a dazzling brilliancy!
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Excellence does not require perfection.
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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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Make the short story tremendously succinct – with a very short pulse or rhythm – and the closest selection of detail.
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