The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.
Fiction
Quotations by Henry James
Quotes :
- "Ignorant people see life as either existence… "Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way." - Seneca
- Frase celebre di Henry James «Quando un'amicizia cessa di crescere, comincia immediatamente a declinare, non essendoci alcun punto di equilibrio tra il piacer di più e il piacer meno.» (Henry James)
- James Weldon Johnson – tragedies of life “In the life of everyone there is a limited number of experiences which are not written upon the memory, but stamped there with a die; and in the long years after, they can be called up in detail, and every emotion that was stirred by them can be lived through anew; these are the tragedies of life.” ~James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored…
- Aforisma di Henry James «In arte l'economia è sempre bellezza.»