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Henry James
Age: 73 †
Born: 1843
Born: January 1
Died: 1916
Died: January 1
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Art is nothing more than the shadow of humanity.
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He was there or was not there: not there if I didn't see him.
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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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Excellence does not require perfection.
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To say that she had a book is to say that her solitude did not press upon her for her love of knowledge had a fertilizing quality and her imagination was strong. There was at this time, however, a want of lightness in her situation, which the arrival of an unexpected visitor did much to dispel.
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