If I should certainly say to a novice, ‘Write from experience and experience only,’ I should feel that this was rather a tantalizing monition if I were not careful immediately to add, ‘Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost.’
HENRY JAMESShe feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS.
More Henry James Quotes
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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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What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?
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We work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have.
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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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You wanted to look at life for yourself – but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish.
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All intimacies are based on differences.
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There’s no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.
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Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to.
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In art economy is always beauty.
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Live as you like best and your character will take care of itself.
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Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost!
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I think patriotism is like charity — it begins at home.
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You were ground in the very mill of the conventional.
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A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals.
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We care what happens to people only in proportion as we know what people are.
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