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Henry James quotes

American Writer April 15, 1843 – February 28, 1916

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Henry James quote: "One can't judge till one's forty; before that we're too eager,..."
One can't judge till one's forty; before that we're too eager, too hard, too cruel, and in addition much too ignorant. Henry James
Henry James quote: "It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little..."
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition. Henry James
There were always people to snatch at you, and it would never occur to them that they were eating you up. They did that without tasting. Henry James
Henry James quote: "Live all you can; it's a mistake not to."
Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. Henry James
Henry James quote: "I intend to judge things for myself; to judge wrongly, I..."
I intend to judge things for myself; to judge wrongly, I think, is more honorable than not to judge at all. Henry James
No, no—there are depths, depths! The more I go over it, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I fear. I don’t know what I don’t see—what I don’t fear! Henry James
Henry James quote: "She gazed and wondered, like a child or peasant, and paid her..."
She gazed and wondered, like a child or peasant, and paid her silent tribute to visible grandeur. Henry James
Henry James quote: "She often wondered indeed if she ever had been, or ever could..."
She often wondered indeed if she ever had been, or ever could be, intimate with anyone. Henry James
Under certain circumstances there are few hours more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. Henry James
Henry James quote: "She was a woman who, between courses, could be graceful with..."
She was a woman who, between courses, could be graceful with her elbows on the table. Henry James
Henry James quote: "I used to call her, in my stupidity? for want of anything..."
I used to call her, in my stupidity? for want of anything better? a dove Henry James
Henry James quote: "I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them."
I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them. Henry James
Henry James quote: "There's no more usual basis of union than mutual..."
There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding. Henry James
Henry James quote: "Excellence does not require perfection."
Excellence does not require perfection. Henry James
Henry James quote: "It's not my fate to give up--I know it can't be."
It's not my fate to give up--I know it can't be. Henry James

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