Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

“I won't tell you that the world matters nothing, or the world's voice, or the v…”

“Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For t…”

“LADY BRACKNELL. May I ask if it is in this house that your invalid friend Mr. B…”

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”