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 JAMESInnocent and infinite are the pleasures of observation.
More Henry James Quotes
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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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Don’t underestimate the value of irony-it is extremely valuable.
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It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
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It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
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The main object of the novel is to represent life. . .
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Love has nothing to do with good reasons.
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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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Judge everyone and everything for yourself.
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Innocent and infinite are the pleasures of observation.
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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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And remember this, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved.
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I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of an artistic process.
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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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Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.
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If one is strong, one loves the more strongly.
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