Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.
HENRY JAMESArt is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.
More Henry James Quotes
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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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You wanted to look at life for yourself – but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish.
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She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.
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if you are going to be pushed you had better jump
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Innocent and infinite are the pleasures of observation.
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Live as you like best and your character will take care of itself.
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He is outside of everything, and alien everywhere. He is an aesthetic solitary.
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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.
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Never say you know the last word about any human heart.
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He is the same old sausage, fizzing and sputtering in his own grease.
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The main object of the novel is to represent life. . .
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I take up my own pen again – the pen of all my old unforgettable efforts and sacred struggles.
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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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You are good for nothing unless you are clever.
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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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