It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, for our consideration and application of these things, and I know of no substitute whate… - Henry James

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It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, for our consideration and application of these things, and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.

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About Henry James

Henry James, OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of renowned philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.

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Alternative Names: Henricus James
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It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, and I know of no substitute for the force and beauty of it's process.
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