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Henry James (1843-1916) was an influential American-British author known for his contributions to 19th-century literature. His novel "The Portrait of a Lady" (1881) is celebrated for its intricate characterizations and exploration of the clash between American and European cultures. more Henry James (1843-1916) was an influential American-British author known for his contributions to 19th-century literature. His novel "The Portrait of a Lady" (1881) is celebrated for its intricate characterizations and exploration of the clash between American and European cultures. In 1898, he published "The Turn of the Screw," a novella that continues to be a cornerstone of the ghost story genre. James also achieved acclaim with "The Ambassadors" (1903), which showcases his mastery in psychological realism. Throughout his career, he wrote extensively about the experiences of Americans in Europe, offering profound insights into social and cultural contrasts. James became a British citizen in 1915, reflecting his deep connection to his adopted homeland. less

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"The power to guess the unseen from the seen, to trace the implication of things, to judge the whole piece by the pattern, the condition of having imagination is to have a sense of life."
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"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things."
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"To take what there is and use it without waiting forever in vain for the preconceived."
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"The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary is that it be interesting."
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"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
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"The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life."
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"Experience is never limited and it is never complete it is an immense sensibility a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue"
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"The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have"
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"Ideas are, in truth, forces infinite too for good or evil"
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"The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in"
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"Live all you can it's a mistake not to"
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"Summer afternoon summer afternoon to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language"
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"She's a great genius for looking over other people's shoulders and detecting the faults they would fain conceal"
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"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 "
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"I intend to judge things for myself to judge wrongly I think is more honorable than not to judge at all "
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