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Henry James quotes

American Writer April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916

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Henry James quote: "Never say you know the last word about any human heart."
Never say you know the last word about any human heart. Henry James
For all I know, he may be a prince in disguise; he rather looks like one, by the way- like a prince who has abdicated in a fit of magnanimity, and has been in a state of disgust ever since. Henry James
To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it one's own. Henry James
Henry James quote: "The real offense, as she ultimately perceived, was in having a..."
The real offense, as she ultimately perceived, was in having a mind of her own at all. Henry James
Henry James quote: "he had long decided that abundant laughter should be the..."
...he had long decided that abundant laughter should be the embellishment of the remainder of his days. Henry James
Henry James quote: "I don't want everyone to like me; I should think less of..."
I don't want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did. Henry James
It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe. Henry James
Henry James quote: "There are no themes so human as those that reflect the..."
There are no themes so human as those that reflect the closeness of bliss to bale. Henry James
Henry James quote: "some sunny empty grass-grown court lost in the heart of the..."
...some sunny empty grass-grown court lost in the heart of the labyrinthine pile. Henry James
Henry James quote: "Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet."
Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet. Henry James
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 James
Henry James quote: "Which of my two critics was I to believe? I didn't worry about..."
Which of my two critics was I to believe? I didn't worry about it and very soon made up my mind they were both idiots. Henry James
She [was] . . . one of those convenient types who don't keep you explaining --minds with doors as numerous as the many-tongued clusters of confessionals at St. Peters. Henry James
Still, who could say what men ever were looking for? They looked for what they found; they knew what pleased them only when they saw it. Henry James
One has not the alternative of speaking of London as a whole, for the simple reason that there is no such thing as the whole of it. It is immeasurable—embracing arms never meet. Rather it is a collection of many wholes, and of which of them is it most important to speak? Henry James

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