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Quote by Henry James
Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always b

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

Other quotes by 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

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America
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Henry James
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Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. – Henry James

Category:
Coffee (or Tea)
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Henry James
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Experience was to be taken as showing that one might get a five-pound note as one got a light for a cigarette; but one had to check the friendly impulse to ask for it in the same way. – Henry James

Category:
Tact, Tactfulness
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Henry James
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Summer
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It’s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it’s light out. – Bill Watterson

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Summer

A life without love is like a year without summer. – Swedish Proverb

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Summer

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. – John Steinbeck

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Summer

I drifted into a summer-nap under the hot shade of July, serenaded by a cicadae lullaby, to drowsy-warm dreams of distant thunder. – Terri Guillemets

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Summer

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There is a role and function for beauty in our time. – Tadao Ando

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