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True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one’s self; but the point is not only to get out – you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand.

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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.
HENRY JAMES

End Give Interesting Meet More Myself Out People Possess Somehow Tenth Vastly
You must save what you can of your life; you musn’t lose it all simply because you’ve lost a part.
HENRY JAMES

Because Life Love Must Part Save Simply
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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Disappoint Ever Every Firm Mine Rock Stand Trust Yours
Never say you know the last word about any human heart.
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Heart Human Know Last never Say
I mean that everything this afternoon has been too beautiful, and that perhaps everything together will never be so right again. I’m very glad therefore you’ve been a part of it.
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Afternoon Again Beautiful Everything Glad Mean Part Perhaps Right Together
if you are going to be pushed you had better jump
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Allow Better Desire Go Jump Push Wish
You wanted to look at life for yourself – but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish.
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Allow Life Ook Punish Want Wish Yourself
Instead of leading to the high places of happiness, from which the world would seem to lie below one, so that one could look down with a sense of exaltation and advantage, and judge and choose and pity.
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Advantage Below Down Exailation Happiness Instead Lead Light One Pity Place Seen Sense World
The artist is present in every page of every book from which he sought so assiduously to eliminate himself.
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Aasidously Artist Book Eliminate Ever Himself Page Present Sought
Ideas are, in truth, forces. Infinite, too, is the power of personality. A union of the two always makes history.
HENRY JAMES

Always Force History Idea Infinite Make Personality Power Truth Union
What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?
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Character Determination Fact Illustration Incident
Until you try, you don’t know what you can’t do.
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Do Hope Know Tou Until Try
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
Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.
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Afternoon Always Beautiful English Language Most Summer Word
If one is strong, one loves the more strongly.
HENRY JAMES

Love More One String Strong Support
Don’t try so much to form your character – it’s like trying to pull open a tight, tender young rose.
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Character Form Like Much Open Pill Rose Tender Tight Try Young

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