Quote by: Henry James

I know at least what I am,' he simply went on; 'the other side of the medal's clear enough. I've not been edifying--I believe I'm thought in a hundred quarters to have been barely decent. I've followed strange paths and worshipped strange gods; it must have come to you again and again--in fact you've admitted to me as much--that I was leading, at any time these thirty years, a selfish frivolous scandalous life. And you see what it has made of me.


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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