Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.
Henry James created more convincing women than Iris Murdoch put together.
Henry James would have been vastly improved as a novelist by a few whiffs of the Chicago stockyard.
Henry James was one of the nicest old ladies I ever met.
Henry James chews more than he bites off.
Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
When in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns.
Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.