Quote by Henry James
The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a ce

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

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If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land. – Henry James

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Exile
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Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. – Henry James

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Summer
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People talk about the conscience, but it seems to me one must just bring it up to a certain point and leave it there. You can let your conscience alone if youre nice to the second housemaid. – Henry James

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alone
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Imagination
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The man who has no imagination has no wings. – Muhammad Ali

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Imagination

Imagination is as good as many voyages – and how much cheaper! – George William Curtis

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Imagination

I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be. – Billy Connolly

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Imagination

I definitely gravitate towards quality genre projects and genre of any kind whether its science fiction, horror or really anything. Im just drawn to quality. I dont think Darkness Falls is horror there isnt any gore by any stretch of the imagination. – Emma Caulfield

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Imagination

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A life without cause is a life without effect. – Barbarella

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Life

In the United States theres a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. – Umberto Eco

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Success

I am still learning every day not to watch other peoples careers and compare. – Joely Fisher

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Learning

It has been said that 80% of what people learn is visual. – Allen Klein

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Education