Henry James
Henry James
Henry James, OM15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American-born writer. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth15 April 1843
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
strong book imagination
To say that she had a book is to say that her solitude did not press upon her; for her love of knowledge had a fertilizing quality and her imagination was strong. There was at this time, however, a want of lightness in her situation, which the arrival of an unexpected visitor did much to dispel.
girl imagination good-man
The girl had a certain nobleness of imagination, which rendered her a good many services and played her a great many tricks.
people imagination requirements
I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination.
i-hate-you doors imagination
Her imagination was by habit ridiculously active; when the door was not open it jumped out the window.
matter mistake
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?
beast begun figured happen solitude
What could the thing that was to happen to him be, after all, but just this thing that had begun to happen? Her dying, her death, his consequent solitude - that was what he had figured as the beast in the jungle.
farm farmer pulling
This is a pretty serious-minded farm show. But it has to be when you're pulling the farmer away from the farm.
bang closing coming doors louder perceived sight stop subjects suddenly turning
It was as if, at moments, we were perpetually coming into sight of subjects before which we must stop short, turning suddenly out of alleys that we perceived to be blind, closing with a little bang that made us look at each other--for, like all bangs, it was something louder than we had intended--the doors we had indiscreetly opened.
egg harbor leads people
She is the one who leads the people of Little Egg Harbor to freedom.
owner percent time
Most of the time they can get the loan, but it's not 100 percent. The owner usually has to come up with 35 to 40 percent of the money.
boats hide ram steal
On moonless nights, they would hide with lanterns to get boats to ram into barges so they could steal from the ships.
cat animal monkeys
Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.
giving interesting people
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 tenths of the people I meet.
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?