The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as, on Christmas Eve in an old house, a strange tale should essentially be . . .
Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet. - Henry James
Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.
- Henry James
Ideas are, in truth, forces. Infinite, too, is the power of personality. A union of the two always makes history. - Henry James
Ideas are, in truth, forces. Infinite, too, is the power of personality. A union of the two always makes history.
I have lived too long in foreign parts - Henry James
I have lived too long in foreign parts
The visible world is but man turned inside out that he may be revealed to himself. - Henry James
The visible world is but man turned inside out that he may be revealed to himself.
I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination. - Henry James
I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination.
She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS. - Henry James
She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS.
In art economy is always beauty. - Henry James
In art economy is always beauty.
A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals. - Henry James
A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals.
We must for dear life make our own counter-realities. - Henry James
We must for dear life make our own counter-realities.
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