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 More Quotes by Henry James More Quotes From Henry James I have performed the necessary butchery. Here is the bleeding corpse. Henry James butchery bleeding writing What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character? Henry James determination inspirational character Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James summer time beautiful Her imagination was by habit ridiculously active; when the door was not open it jumped out the window. Henry James i-hate-you imagination doors The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have. Henry James so-lucky right-time lucky The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting. Henry James winning beer book ...the great merit of the place is that one can arrange one's life here exactly as one pleases...there are facilities for every kind of habit and taste, and everything is accepted and understood. Henry James merit paris taste Life is a predicament which precedes death. Henry James judging inspire life Of course what he most intensely dreams of is being taken out on walks, and the more you are able to indulge him the more will he adore you and the more all the latent beauty of his nature will come out. Henry James able taken dream I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect. Henry James adverbs adore literature The power to guess the unseen from the seen, to trace the implication of things, to judge the whole piece by the pattern, the condition of feeling life, in general, so completely that you are well on your way to knowing any particular corner of it-this cluster of gifts may almost be said to constitute experience, and they occur in country and in town, and in the most differing stages of education. Henry James knowing judging country Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable. Henry James irony ironic underestimate To believe in a child is to believe in the Future. Henry James believe children God's creature is one. He makes man, not men. His true creature is unitary and infinite, revealing himself, indeed, in every finite form, but compromised by none. Henry James infinite form men I mean that everything this afternoon has been too beautiful, and that perhaps everything together will never be so right again. I'm very glad therefore you've been a part of it. Henry James together beautiful mean Any point of view is interesting that is a direct impression of life. You each have an impression colored by your individual conditions; make that into a picture, a picture framed by your own personal wisdom, your glimpse of the American world. Henry James glimpse views interesting He is the same old sausage, fizzing and sputtering in his own grease. Henry James grease sausage sarcastic Love has nothing to do with good reasons. Henry James reason A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals. Henry James moral manners men She is like a revolving lighthouse; pitch darkness alternating with a dazzling brilliancy! Henry James lighthouse revolving darkness
