She had an unequalled gift, especially pen in hand, of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.
HENRY JAMESThe right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.
More Henry James Quotes
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She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.
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The visible world is but man turned inside out that he may be revealed to himself.
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Live as you like best and your character will take care of itself.
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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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She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS.
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It’s never permitted to be surprised at the aberrations of born fools.
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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 would give all I possess to get out of myself; but somehow, at the end, I find myself so vastly more interesting than nine tenths of the people I meet.
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I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.
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It is no wonder he wins every game. He has never done a thing in his life exept play games
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In art economy is always beauty.
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I’ve always expected the worst, and it’s always worse than I expected.
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I think patriotism is like charity — it begins at home.
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There were several ways of understanding her: there was what she said, and there was what she meant, and there was something between the two, that was neither.
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I’m yours for ever–for ever and ever. Here I stand; I’m as firm as a rock. If you’ll only trust me, how little you’ll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.
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