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Quote by Henry James
I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complicati

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

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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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