English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Henry James Quotes

Henry James quote: "Life is a predicament which precedes death."

Life is a predicament which precedes death.

Henry James

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

I do work very hard. I have been very colored by that education. I spent six days a week, seven hours a day training. That will always be the foundation of my work. Alicia Vikander
Wilhelm Steinitz quote: "Chess is not for timid souls."
Chess is not for timid souls. Wilhelm Steinitz
I think about death all the time, but only in a romantic, self-serving way, beginning, most often, with my tragic illness and ending with my funeral. I see my brother squatting beside my grave, so racked by guilt that he’s unable to stand. “If only I’d paid him back that twenty-five thousand dollars I borrowed,” he says. I see Hugh, drying his eyes on the sleeve of his suit jacket, then crying even harder when he remembers I bought it for him. David Sedaris
George Gissing quote: "That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no..."
That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no right to be generous. George Gissing
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients."
All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bela Lugosi quote: "To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula."
To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula. Bela Lugosi
Hugh Mackay quote: "Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex...."
Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational. Hugh Mackay
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain."
The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Everybody feels safe belonging not to the excluded minority but to the excluding majority. You think, Oh, I’m glad that’s not me. It’s basically the same in all periods in all societies. If you belong to the majority, you can avoid thinking about lots of troubling things. Haruki Murakami
On Undecided Voters: "To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?” To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked. David Sedaris
The lovely thing about being an actor is being anonymous, it's never having to explain yourself. And that's what I find interesting about actors or painters I admire. I don't want to know about their lives. Matthew Macfadyen
William Shakespeare quote: "That he's mad, 'tis true,'tis true 'tis pity, And pity 'tis,..."
That he's mad, 'tis true,'tis true 'tis pity, And pity 'tis, 'tis true William Shakespeare
James Randi quote: "However, I believe that it would be difficult to have..."
However, I believe that it would be difficult to have legitimate scientists agree to participate. James Randi
Jourdan Dunn quote: "I don't like to attach myself to material things."
I don't like to attach myself to material things. Jourdan Dunn
J. K. Rowling quote: "Dudley had reached roughly the size and weight of a young..."
...Dudley had reached roughly the size and weight of a young killer whale. J. K. Rowling