The Lesson of the Master Quotes

“Our friend was slightly nervous; that went with his character as a student of fine prose, went with the artist’s general disposition to vibrate”
― Henry James, The Lesson of the Master

“... the new high-class lively evening paper which was expected to meet a want felt in circles increasingly conscious that Conservatism must be made amusing, and unconvinced when assured by those of another political colour that it was already amusing enough.”
― Henry James, The Lesson of the Master

“Και όμως τίποτα δεν μπορεί να συγκριθεί με τη ζωή! Κυρίως όταν είσαι εξαντλημένος, αφυδατωμένος και αναλωμένος και νιώθεις πως το ποτήρι της ζωής έχει αδειάσει, αλλά συνεχίζεις να γοητεύεσαι, να συγκινείσαι και να ριγείς, τότε η ιδέα αναδύεται -αιφνιδίως-, μια ιδέα που αποδεικνύει πως όσο είσαι ζωντανός πάντα κάτι μπορεί να συμβεί.”
― Henry James, The Lesson Of The Master

“He had been told the ladies were at church, but this was corrected by what he saw from the top of the steps—they descended from a great height in two arms, with a circular sweep of the most charming effect—at the threshold of the door which, from the long bright gallery, overlooked the immense lawn.  Three gentlemen, on the grass, at a distance, sat under the great trees, while the fourth figure showed a crimson dress that told as a “bit of colour” amid the fresh rich green.”
― Henry James, The Lesson of the Master