All Henry James Quotes
- 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… Depth
- It was the way the autumn day looked into the high windows as it waned; the way the red light, breaking at the close from… Autumn
- And remember this, that if you've been hated, you've also been loved. Been
- Excellence does not require perfection. Doe
- I take up my own pen again - the pen of all my old unforgettable efforts and sacred struggles. To myself - today - I… All
- To live only to suffer—only to feel the injury of life repeated and enlarged—it seemed to her she was too valuable, too capable, for that.… All
- do you think it is better to be clever than to be good?” “Good for what?” asked the Doctor. “You are good for nothing unless… Asked
- Keep making the movements of life. Funny
- 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… All
- Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. All
- ..her smile, which was her pretty feature, was never so pretty as when her sprightly phrase had a scratch lurking in it. Feature
- Take the word for it of a man who has made his way inch by inch, and does not believe that we'll wake up to… All
- If you have work to do, don't wait to feel like it; set to work and you will feel like it. Feel
- He was there or was not there: not there if I didn't see him. Funny
- She had a certain way of looking at life which he took as a personal offense. Certain
- Live as you like best, and your character will take care of itself. Most things are good for you; the exceptions are very rare. Best
- You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. All
- Her imagination was by habit ridiculously active; when the door was not open it jumped out the window. Active
- There were several ways of understanding her: there was what she said, and there was what she meant, and there was something between the two,… Meant
- ... since she might not be splendid, she would at least be immaculate. Immaculate
- Love has nothing to do with good reasons. Funny
- if you are going to be pushed you had better jump Better
- 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… Afternoon
- She had always been fond of history, and here [in Rome] was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine. Atoms
- You think too much.' 'I suppose I do; but I can’t help it, my mind is so terribly active. When I give myself, I give… Active