I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth - I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace.

Quote by Henry James

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Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words...

Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words...

What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of...

What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of...

Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second...

Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second...

Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.

Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.

Young men of this class never do anything for themselves that they can get other...

Young men of this class never do anything for themselves that they can get other...

Cats and monkeys, monkeys and cats - all human life is there

Cats and monkeys, monkeys and cats - all human life is there

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second...

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second...

To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine...

To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine...

Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what...

Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what...

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

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

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

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

The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what...

The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what...

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is...

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is...

Ideas are, in truth, force.

Ideas are, in truth, force.

There are two kinds of taste, the taste for emotions of surprise and the taste...

There are two kinds of taste, the taste for emotions of surprise and the taste...

Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful...

Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful...

Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what...

Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what...

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to...

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to...

Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom...

Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom...

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But...

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But...