Quotation Search
To search for quotations, enter a phrase to search for in the quotation, a whole or partial
author name, or both. Also specify the collections to search in below. See the
Search Instructions for details.
Results of search for Author: Henry James - Page 2 of 2
Showing results 11 to 17 of 17 total quotations found.
|
<- Previous Page
| Pages: 1 2 |
|
- Even when a thing's already nice there mostly is some other thing that would have been nicer - or as to which we wonder if it wouldn't.
- Henry James (1843 - 1916), "The Ambassadors", Book Ninth, Chapter 2
- She had fortunately always her appetite for news. The pure flame of the disinterested burned in her cave of treasures as a lamp in a Byzantine vault.
- Henry James (1843 - 1916), "The Ambassadors", Book Ninth, Chapter 2
- Small and fat and constantly facetious, straw- coloured and destitute of marks, he would have been practically indistinguishable hadn't his constant preference for light-grey clothes, for white hats, for very big cigars and very little stories, done what it could for his identity.
- Henry James (1843 - 1916), "The Ambassadors", Book Eighth, Chapter 3
- He had the entertainment of thinking that if he had for that moment stopped the clock it was to promote the next minute this still livelier motion.
- Henry James (1843 - 1916), "The Ambassadors", Book Eighth, Chapter 2
- Deep experience is never peaceful.
- Henry James (1843 - 1916)
- There are three things that are important in human life. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind.
- Henry James (1843 - 1916)
- 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.
- Henry James (1843 - 1916)
<- Previous Page
| Pages: 1 2 |
|
Results of search for Author: Henry James - Page 2 of 2
Showing results 11 to 17 of 17 total quotations found.
|
Can't find what you're looking for? Try browsing our list of quotations by subject..
|