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.
HENRY JAMESThe artist is present in every page of every book from which he sought so assiduously to eliminate himself.
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She had an unequalled gift, especially pen in hand, of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.
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The artist is present in every page of every book from which he sought so assiduously to eliminate himself.
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It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
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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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I don’t care anything about reasons, but I know what I like.
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Don’t underestimate the value of irony-it is extremely valuable.
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Live as you like best and your character will take care of itself.
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She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS.
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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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Life is a predicament which precedes death.
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Sorrow comes in great waves…but rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it leaves us.
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However British you may be, I am more British still.
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It is difficult to speak adequately or justly of London. It is not a pleasant place; it is not agreeable, or cheerful, or easy, or exempt from reproach. It is only magnificent.
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He is the same old sausage, fizzing and sputtering in his own grease.
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In art economy is always beauty.
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