Henry James Quotes

The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.

Henry James

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 15, 1843 - February 28, 1916

Topics

LifeReasonExistenceOnlyAttempt

I've got a poem that's in a lot of international anthologies called 'After the Anonymous Swedish' and I thought, 'Well, I'm a Swede. I can make up a Swedish poem.' It turned out pretty good.

Jim Harrison

GoodThoughtI CanOutUpPretty

And I definitely do that very British thing of, take things with a pinch of salt, stiff upper lip, you know what I mean?

Jessie J

YouSaltKnowMeanTakeBritish

Make it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime.

Jerry Weller

CrimeMakeHarmAnotherFetus

Of the countless ways to feel old in your 40s, perhaps none is quite as perplexing as seeing a young person trendily decked out in 1980s-style garb and saying to yourself, 'I can't believe that look is back in style. It was bad enough the first time around!'

Meghan Daum

TimeStyleYourselfSayingBelieve

I've always wanted to be a fighter pilot. But I don't want to kill people. I'd hate to.

Max Irons

HatePeopleWantFighterPilot

Adroit geo-strategists take new realities into account as they try to imagine how global politics will unfold. In the foreign policy business, however, inertia is a powerful force and 'adroit' a little-known concept.

Stephen Kinzer

BusinessPoliticsPowerfulNewTry

I probably seem like not a particularly nice person, not a girl's girl.

Sienna Miller

GirlPersonNiceNice PersonSeem

My name is very often associated with parties and entertaining, but it's not true. I am not such a party person.

Roberto Cavalli

I AmNamePartyPersonTrueVery

My parents didn't care very much what I did, and that was probably a blessing.

Mary Oliver

BlessingParentsCareMuchDidVery

I still work out most days. When I do it, I go full blast five or six days a week, two to three hours a day. I enjoy it. It's therapeutic for me.

Mickey Rourke

WorkDayMeEnjoyWeekThree

At one point, I actually, ironically, thought I might go into criminology and work with the FBI.

Monica Lewinsky

WorkThoughtGoPointFBIActually

Hodgkin's is serious and I don't want to be dismissive about it, but there are people who have gone through much worse and lost their lives to cancer.

Delta Goodrem

PeopleLostSeriousWantGoneWorse

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