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Henry James quotes about life

American Writer April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916

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To take what there is in life and use it, without waiting forever in vain for the preconceived, to dig deep into the actual and get something out of that; this, doubtless, is the right way to live. Henry James
Henry James quote: "I have in my own fashion learned the lesson that life is..."
I have in my own fashion learned the lesson that life is effort, unremittingly repeated. Henry James
However, Nick acted as much as possible under the circumstances, and that was rectifying? it brought with it enjoyment and a working faith. He had not gone counter to the axiom that in a case of doubt one was to hold off; for that applied to choice, and he had not at present the slightest pretension to choosing. He knew he was lifted along, that what he was doing was not first-rate, that nothing was settled by it and that if there was essentially a problem in his life it would only grow... Henry James
A novel is in its broadest definition a personal, a direct impression of life: that, to begin with, constitutes its value, which is greater or less according to the intensity of the impression" - from "The Art of Fiction Henry James
Henry James quote: "She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly..."
She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering. Henry James
Henry James quote: "It's time to start living the life you've imagined."
It's time to start living the life you've imagined. Henry James
Henry James quote: "Three things in human life are important. The first is to be..."
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Henry James
Henry James quote: "Life is a predicament which precedes death."
Life is a predicament which precedes death. Henry James
He valued life and literature equally for the light they threw upon each other; to his mind one implied the other; he was unable to conceive of them apart. Henry James
Her chief dread in life, at this period of her development, was that she would appear narrow minded; what she feared next afterwards was that she should be so. Henry James
Henry James quote: "She had a certain way of looking at life which he took as a..."
She had a certain way of looking at life which he took as a personal offense. Henry James
Henry James quote: "It is no wonder he wins every game. He has never done a thing..."
It is no wonder he wins every game. He has never done a thing in his life exept play games Henry James
Nevertheless, he had offered her a home under his own roof, which Lavinia accepted with the alacrity of a woman who had spent the ten years of her married life in the town of Poughkeepsie. Henry James
Henry James quote: "Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there."
Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there. Henry James
You wanted to look at life for yourself - but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish. You were ground in the very mill of the conventional. Henry James

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