henry james Quotes 1
| Name | Birthday | Death Date | Nationality | father | Mother | Profession | Famous For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry James | 15 April 1843 | 28 February 1916 | American, British | Henry James Sr. | Mary Robertson Walsh | Author, Novelist | British writer, he is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th century literary realism. |
A list of popular henry james quotes are given below.
"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
"Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." - Henry James
"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
"Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that what have you had?" - Henry James
"Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea." - Henry James
"What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?" - Henry James
"The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life." - Henry James