You must save what you can of your life; you musn’t lose it all simply because you’ve lost a part.
HENRY JAMESYou must save what you can of your life; you musn’t lose it all simply because you’ve lost a part.
HENRY JAMESYou wanted to look at life for yourself – but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish.
HENRY JAMESWhat is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?
HENRY JAMESIt’s never permitted to be surprised at the aberrations of born fools.
HENRY JAMESI’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.
HENRY JAMESTo 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.
HENRY JAMESIn art economy is always beauty.
HENRY JAMESThough there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors.
HENRY JAMESAdjectives are the sugar of literature and adverbs the salt.
HENRY JAMESInnocent and infinite are the pleasures of observation.
HENRY JAMESThe right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.
HENRY JAMESArt is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.
HENRY JAMESCriticism talks a good deal of nonsense, but even its nonsense is a useful force. It keeps the question of art before the world, insists upon its importance.
HENRY JAMESHer imagination was by habit ridiculously active; when the door was not open it jumped out the window.
HENRY JAMESLive as you like best and your character will take care of itself.
HENRY JAMESIn other words summarise intensely and deeply and keep down the lateral development. It should be a little gem of bright, quick, vivid form
HENRY JAMES