"Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." — Henry James

"Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." -- Henry James, via Bene Diction Blogs On!

Writing | "An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said, 'There is very little difference between one man and another; but what little there is, is very important.' This distinction seem to me to go to the root of the matter." -- Henry James

Writing | "What is character but the determination of incident?
What is incident but the illustration of character?" -- Henry James