Quote by: Henry James

The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be?


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Author Bio


  • NameHenry James
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist, short story author, and literary critic
  • BornApril 15, 1843
  • DiedFebruary 28, 1916
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • WorksThe American; The Turn Of The Screw; The Portrait Of A Lady; What Maisie Knew; The Wings Of The Dove; Daisy Miller; The Ambassadors
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit