The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point a very sufficient literary field. But it will yield its secrets only to a really grasping imagination. To write well and worthily of American things one need even more than elsewhere to be a master. – Henry James
Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. – Henry James
I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complications of every sort. If I could pronounce the name James in any different or more elaborate way I should be in favor of doing it. – Henry James
Being yourself is one of the hardest things because its scary. You always wonder whether youll be accepted for who you really are. I decided to call my record Inside Out because thats my motto about life. I dont think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are. – Emmy Rossum