Quote by: Henry James

It has made me better loving you... it has made me wiser, and easier, and brighter. I used to want a great many things before, and to be angry that I did not have them. Theoretically, I was satisfied. I flattered myself that I had limited my wants. But I was subject to irritation; I used to have morbid sterile hateful fits of hunger, of desire. Now I really am satisfied, because I can’t think of anything better. It’s just as when one has been trying to spell out a book in the twilight, and suddenly the lamp comes in. I had been putting out my eyes over the book of life, and finding nothing to reward me for my pains; but now that I can read it properly I see that it’s a delightful story.


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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