Don’t underestimate the value of irony-it is extremely valuable.
HENRY JAMESUnder certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
More Henry James Quotes
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An Englishman’s never so natural as when he’s holding his tongue.
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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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if you are going to be pushed you had better jump
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If this was love, love had been overrated.
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To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession.
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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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All intimacies are based on differences.
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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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I think patriotism is like charity — it begins at home.
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Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.
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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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One doesn’t defend one’s god: one’s god is in himself a defense.
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And remember this, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved.
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Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
HENRY JAMES