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Henry James
Geburtstag: 15. April 1843
Todesdatum: 28. Februar 1916
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Henry James war ein amerikanisch-britischer Schriftsteller. Er war der jüngere Bruder des Philosophen William James.
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„Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable.“
— Henry James, Washington Square
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„Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.“
— Henry James
Context: Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
Overheard by his nephew, Billy James, in 1902; quoted in Leon Edel, Henry James: A Life, vol V: The Master 1901-1916 (1972).
„Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.“
— Henry James
Quoted by Edith Wharton, A Backward Glance (1934), ch. 10.
„I'm glad you like adverbs — I adore them; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.“
— Henry James
Letter to Miss M. Betham Edwards (5 January 1912).
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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.“
— Henry James, The Middle Years
The Middle Years (1893).
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„I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination.“
— Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
„She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.“
— Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
