Henry James Quote
![]() | “Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” ―Henry James Source/Notes: Said to his nephew, Willie James, in 1902; quoted in Leon Edel, Henry James: A Life, vol V: The Master 1901-1916 (1972) |
![]() | “Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.” ―Henry James Source/Notes: The Portrait of a Lady (1881), Chapter XXIII |
![]() | “We work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.” ―Henry James Source/Notes: The Middle Years (1893) |

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Henry James
Born: April 15, 1843
Died: February 28, 1916 (aged 72)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Writer
Bio: Henry James was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
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