... he escaped all criticism but his own, which was much the most competent and most formidable.
Henry James... was after all a rather mature blossom, such as could be plucked from the stem only by a vigorous jerk.
Henry JamesThere were several ways of understanding her: there was what she said, and there was what she meant, and there was something between the two, that was neither.
Henry JamesTag: understanding-oneself-and-others
The whole of anything, is never told.
Henry JamesDon't question your conscience so much--it will get out of tune like a strummed piano. Keep it for great occasions.
Henry JamesTag: conscience
It's not my fate to give up--I know it can't be.
Henry JamesTag: fate
... since she might not be splendid, she would at least be immaculate.
Henry JamesLove has nothing to do with good reasons.
Henry JamesHer reputation for reading a great deal hung about her like the cloudy envelope of a goddess in an epic; it was supposed to engender difficult questions and to keep the conversation at a low temperature.
Henry JamesThere are no themes so human as those that reflect the closeness of bliss to bale.
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