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
love writing literature
I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.
country writing civilization
The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point a very sufficient literary field. But it will yield its secrets only to a really grasping imagination. To write well and worthily of American things one need even more than elsewhere to be a master.
writing people trying
If I should certainly say to a novice, 'Write from experience and experience only,' I should feel that this was rather a tantalizing monition if I were not careful immediately to add, 'Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost.'
writing character novel
What is either a picture or a novel that is not character?
writing thinking evil
Make him [the reader] think the evil, make him think it for himself, and you are released from weak specifications.
art writing mind
The deepest quality of a work of art will always be the quality of the mind of the producer...No good novel will ever proceed from a superficial mind.
writing use
Writing is not primarily escape, but use.
writing doe reason
The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.
writing bleeding butchery
I have performed the necessary butchery. Here is the bleeding corpse.
art writing discovery
The ancient codes were doubtless originally suggested by the discovery and diffusion of the art of writing.
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?
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.
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.