"Deep experience is never peaceful" — Henry James

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable

Source: Emma (1815)

It is never too late to be wise.

Source: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict

Source: Self-Culture (1838)

A grave is a place where the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student

Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

Source: The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)

Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced

Source: Letters of John Keats (1817-1820)

Henry James Quote