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

Catherine, who was extremely modest, had no desire to shine, and on most social occasions, as they are called, you would have found her lurking in the background.

Henry James

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

When we are securely rooted in personal intimacy with the source of life, it will be possible to remain flexible without being relativistic, convinced without being rigid, willing to confront without being offensive, gentle and forgiving without being soft, and true witnesses without being manipulative. Henri Nouwen
I love romantic comedies. I like to watch them and I like to be in them. It's something that's increasingly difficult to find that spark of originality that makes if different than the ones that come before. Julia Roberts
He struck his temples with his fists and screamed: 'Haven't you ever seen a goddam DC converter? You can get them at Radio Shack for three bucks! Are you seriously trying to tell me you couldn't have made a simple DC converter when you can make your tractor fly and your typewriter run on telepathy? Are you? 'Nobody thought of it!' she screamed suddenly. Stephen King
Scott McClellan quote: "Waging an unnecessary war is a grave mistake."
Waging an unnecessary war is a grave mistake. Scott McClellan
Sigmund Freud quote: "Where does a thought go when it's forgotten?"
Where does a thought go when it's forgotten? Sigmund Freud
Orson Scott Card quote: "What I want is to stand in this meadow and walk in the light..."
What I want is to stand in this meadow and walk in the light of the sun." -Bean Orson Scott Card
Come on, girl. Don't cry," whispered Frank. "Why not? I can be miserable if I want to. You don't need to try and make it go away. It shouldn't go away. It's just as sad as it ought to be and I'm not going to hide from what's true just because it hurts." Cee wasn't sobbing anymore, but the tears were still running down her cheeks. Toni Morrison
Yet for my part, deeply as I am moved by the religious architecture of the Middle Ages, I cannot honestly say that I ever felt the slightest emotion in any modern Gothic church. Goldwin Smith
Judy Blume quote: "The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of..."
The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers. Judy Blume
It is possible to spend one's entire lifetime without ever experiencing the mystical realms or even without being aware of their existence. Stanislav Grof
H. P. Lovecraft quote: "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear."
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. H. P. Lovecraft
Upon common theaters, indeed, the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own aprobation. But upon the stage of life, while concience claps, let the world hiss! On the contrary if concience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value. John Adams
Thom Yorke quote: "I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo"
I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo Thom Yorke
Thomas Aquinas quote: "The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God;..."
The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. Thomas Aquinas
Integral to the orb is our low cost long-range wireless radio data system and a protocol that allows us to send this data over 90% of the US population every 15 minutes throughout the day. David Rose