What did Henry James mean by: We work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have. Henry James Author · USA Copy
Which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry James, Acceptance, Growth, Reflection, 0 Henry James Author · USA
An Englishman’s never so natural as when he’s holding his tongue. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry James, Identity, Silence, 0 Henry James Author · USA
… since she might not be splendid, she would at least be immaculate. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry James, Appearance, Expectations, Perfection, 0 Henry James Author · USA
She is like a revolving lighthouse; pitch darkness alternating with a dazzling brilliancy! Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry James, Contrast, Darkness, Light, 0 Henry James Author · USA
We trust to novels to train us in the practice of great indignations and great generosity. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry James, Generosity, Indignation, Novels, 0 Henry James Author · USA
Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry James, Importance, Irony, Value, 0 Henry James Author · USA
Don’t pass it by – the immediate, the real, the ours, the yours, the novelist’s that it waits for. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry James, Appreciation, Awareness, Creativity, 0 Henry James Author · USA
Money’s a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henry James, Contradiction, Temptation, Wealth, 0 Henry James Author · USA
I believe in perpetual art, no matter if there are not many artists like me on this earth. Jeet Aulakh Author · India
Statues to great men are made of the stones thrown at them in their lifetime. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. Marya Mannes Writer · USA
One training session won’t change anything, but 10 will. Perseverance and straight up training. Mauricio Rua Mixed Martial Artist · Brazil
