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Cats and monkeys monkeys and cats all human life is there.

Henry James

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Henry James
Age: 73 †
Born: 1843
Born: January 1
Died: 1916
Died: January 1
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Literary Critic
Novelist
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New York City
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Henricus James
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I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.
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And remember this, that if you've been hated, you've also been loved.
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