The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.

Quote by Henry James

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It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance... and I know of no...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance... and I know of no...

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...

I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them.

I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them.

If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I...

If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I...

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...

To kill a human being is, after all, the least injury you can do him.

To kill a human being is, after all, the least injury you can do him.

Summer afternoon...Summer afternoon... the two most beautiful words in the English language.

Summer afternoon...Summer afternoon... the two most beautiful words in the English language.

One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists in other countries, which...

One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists in other countries, which...

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...

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...

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...

The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the...

The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the...

I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth - I only...

I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth - I only...

I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.

I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated...

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated...

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will...

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will...

The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point...

The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point...

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...