I have a household of good books, and reading tends to take for me the place of experience—or rather to become itself experience concentrated. You will say… Read more “I Cultivate Dulness In A World Grown Too Noisy”
Day: April 15, 2020
The Principle Of Literature
The principle of literature is devotion to the particulars of life. TOP 16 QUOTES BY CAROL BLY | A-Z Quotes. (2020). Retrieved 16 April 2020, from https://www.azquotes.com/author/73895-Carol_Bly
The Are Two Kinds Of Taste In The Appreciation Of Imaginative Literature
There are two kinds of taste in the appreciation of imaginative literature: the taste for emotions of surprise and the taste for emotions of recognition. Henry James… Read more “The Are Two Kinds Of Taste In The Appreciation Of Imaginative Literature”
Live All You Can
Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular so long as you have your life. If… Read more “Live All You Can”
One Can’t Judge Till One’s Forty
One can’t judge till one’s forty; before that we’re too eager, too hard, too cruel, and in addition much too ignorant. Henry James Quotes (Author of The… Read more “One Can’t Judge Till One’s Forty”
It Is Art That Makes Life
It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance… and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process. 43 Henry… Read more “It Is Art That Makes Life”
What Is Character
What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character? 43 Henry James Quotes – Inspirational Quotes at BrainyQuote. (2020). Retrieved… Read more “What Is Character”
The Only Obligation To Which In Advance We Hold A Novel
The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting. 43 Henry James… Read more “The Only Obligation To Which In Advance We Hold A Novel”