Henry James Quotes

“But you must remember that justice to a lovely being is after all a florid sort of sentiment.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

topic:love justice feeling

“If one's strong one loves only the more strongly.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

topic:love strength passion

“if you've been hated you've also been loved.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

topic:love hate

“I'm afraid there are moments in life when even Schubert has nothing to say to us. We must admit, however, that they are our worst.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

topic:life music

“You must save what you can of your life; you mustn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

topic:life loss

“The more you know the more unhappy you are.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

topic:happiness knowledge

“A swift carriage, of a dark night, rattling with four horses over roads that one can't see—that's my idea of happiness.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

topic:happiness

“The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.”

― Henry James, The Ambassadors

topic:time

“Henrietta was a literary woman, and the great advantage of being a literary woman was that you could go everywhere and do everything.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

topic:freedom woman

“I don't want every one to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.”

― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

topic:self

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