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The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.
— Henry James
Tags: without, interesting, being, only

Other Quotes by "Henry James"

The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy ... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be?
— Henry James
Tags: success, right
The superiority of one man's opinion over another's is never so great as when the opinion is about a woman.
— Henry James
Tags: never, woman, great, man
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
Tags: patriotism, my-life, myself, life
I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.
— Henry James
Tags: much, really, only, respect
The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be?
— Henry James
Tags: only, talent, art, success
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