For the worst sign of all--as I must have it for you-- is that you can't help me. That's when a woman pities. — Henry James. American and British writer (1843–1916)
The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.
Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that what have you had?
Live all you can - it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that, what have you had?
Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.