Quotes by James, Henry

In art economy is always beauty. >>

I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complications >>

To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual po >>

Quotations about Arts and Artists

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth >>

Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal tr >>

As the unity of the modern world becomes increasingly a technological >>

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.

James, Henry