I would give all I possess to get out of myself; but somehow, at the end, I find myself so vastly more interesting than nine tenths of the people I meet.
HENRY JAMESIt’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.
More Henry James Quotes
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There were several ways of understanding her: there was what she said, and there was what she meant, and there was something between the two, that was neither.
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Americans will eat garbage provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup.
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It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined.
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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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The main object of the novel is to represent life. . .
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Don’t underestimate the value of irony-it is extremely valuable.
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Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.
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I take up my own pen again – the pen of all my old unforgettable efforts and sacred struggles.
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Money’s a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.
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Young men of this class never do anything for themselves that they can get other people to do for them, and it is the infatuation, the devotion, the superstition of others that keeps them going. These others in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred are women.
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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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Deep experience is never peaceful.
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Live as you like best and your character will take care of itself.
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It’s never permitted to be surprised at the aberrations of born fools.
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It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
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