Henry James Inspirational Quotes

Quotes about: Inspirational

• It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

  Henry James

  Inspirational, Life, Positive
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  Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

  Henry James

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  "Henry James: A Life". Book by Leon Edel. Volume 5: "The Master 1901-1916", 1972.

• What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?

  Henry James

  Inspirational, Determination, Character

  "The Art of Fiction" (1884)

• We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

  Henry James

  Inspirational, Life, Art

  "The Middle Years" (1893)

• To live in the world of creation-to get into it and stay in it-to frequent it and haunt it...to think intently and fruitfully, to woo combinations and inspirations into being by a depth and continuity of attention and meditation-this is the only thing.

  Henry James

  Inspirational, Art, Fear

  Henry James, F. O. Matthiessen, Kenneth B. Murdock (1981). “The Notebooks of Henry James”, p.10, University of Chicago Press

• Deep experience is never peaceful.

  Henry James

  Love, Inspirational, Peace

  Henry James (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry James (Illustrated)”, p.6871, Delphi Classics

• Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost!

  Henry James

  Inspirational, People, Trying

  "The Art of Fiction" (1884)

• To take what there is in life and use it, without waiting forever in vain for the preconceived, to dig deep into the actual and get something out of that; this, doubtless, is the right way to live.

  Henry James

  Inspirational, Life, Time

  Henry James, F. O. Matthiessen, Kenneth B. Murdock (1981). “The Notebooks of Henry James”, p.99, University of Chicago Press

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