Real Quote by Henry James Download Open image “Don't pass it by - the immediate, the real, the ours, the yours, the novelist's that it waits for.” — Henry James ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Real
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