Criticism talks a good deal of nonsense, but even its nonsense is a useful force. It keeps the … - Henry James

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I hope (the United States) will change and they will now focus entirely on helping and building a stronger, better Afghanistan.

Henry James

Criticism talks a good deal of nonsense, but even its nonsense is a useful force. It keeps the question of art before the world, insists upon its importance.

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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.

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It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

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He is outside of everything, and alien everywhere. He is an aesthetic solitary. His beautiful, light imagination is the wing that on the autumn evening just brushes the dusky window.

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