We work in the dark, We do what we can, We give what we have, Our doubt is our passion, And our passion is our task, The rest is the madness of art

Quote by Henry James

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Deep experience is never peaceful.

Deep experience is never peaceful.

It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most self-conscious...

It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most self-conscious...

I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.

I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.

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...

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

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

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...

Ideas are, in truth, force.

Ideas are, in truth, force.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

However British you may be, I am more British still.

However British you may be, I am more British still.

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...

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...

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...

Maybe you don't like your job, maybe you didn't get enough sleep, well nobody likes...

Maybe you don't like your job, maybe you didn't get enough sleep, well nobody likes...

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...