To establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it one’s own.
HENRY JAMESHowever British you may be, I am more British still.
More Henry James Quotes
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God’s creature is one. He makes man, not men. His true creature is unitary and infinite, revealing himself, indeed, in every finite form, but compromised by none.
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An Englishman’s never so natural as when he’s holding his tongue.
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Make the short story tremendously succinct – with a very short pulse or rhythm – and the closest selection of detail.
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Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.
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Until you try, you don’t know what you can’t do.
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It is no wonder he wins every game. He has never done a thing in his life exept play games
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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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I don’t care anything about reasons, but I know what I like.
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Every good story is of course both a picture and an idea, and the more they are interfused the better.
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It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
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Never say you know the last word about any human heart.
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Don’t underestimate the value of irony-it is extremely valuable.
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I think I don’t regret a single “excess” of my responsive youth I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn’t embrace.
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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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She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.
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