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

 

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.


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This quote is just one of 33 total Henry James quotes in our collection. Henry James is known for saying '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.' as well as some of the following quotes.

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Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.

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She had an unequalled gift... of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.

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Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.

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