if you are going to be pushed you had better jump
HENRY JAMESYoung 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.
More Henry James Quotes
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To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession.
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To live in the world of creation-to get into it and stay in it-to frequent it and haunt it…to think intently and fruitfully, to woo combinations and inspirations into being by a depth and continuity of attention and meditation-this is the only thing.
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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 had an unequalled gift, especially pen in hand, of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.
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She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.
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Money’s a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.
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I am incapable of telling you not to feel. Feel, feel, I say – feel for all you’re worth, and even if it half kills you, for that is the only way to live.
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And remember this, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved.
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It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, for our consideration and application of these things, and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.
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Live as you like best and your character will take care of itself.
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One doesn’t defend one’s god: one’s god is in himself a defense.
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In other words summarise intensely and deeply and keep down the lateral development. It should be a little gem of bright, quick, vivid form
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What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?
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It’s never permitted to be surprised at the aberrations of born fools.
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Don’t underestimate the value of irony-it is extremely valuable.
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