It is no wonder he wins every game. He has never done a thing in his life exept play games
HENRY JAMESI 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.
More Henry James Quotes
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There’s no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.
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Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.
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Money’s a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.
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It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.
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To myself – today – I need say no more. Large and full and high the future still opens. It is now indeed that I may do the work of my life. And I will.
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Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.
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I think patriotism is like charity — it begins at home.
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What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?
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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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And we know that if it is strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes and we remain.
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The main object of the novel is to represent life. . .
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Judge everyone and everything for yourself.
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He is outside of everything, and alien everywhere. He is an aesthetic solitary.
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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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…he had long decided that abundant laughter should be the embellishment of the remainder of his days.
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