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The Ambassadors
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"The Ambassadors" Quotes

A middle-aged man is sent to France to retrieve a young American man and convince him to return to New England, but finds himself drawn into the complex social world of Paris.

Quotes

I'm too old to live on the terms on which I've lived.

Henry James

changeself-realization

What matters is whether the book is good or bad; in other words, whether it's a success.

Henry James

successliterature

We must make the best of things.

Henry James

optimismcoping

I've done what I could; I've 'lived.'

Henry James

self-acceptancefulfillment

I don't care how much you suffer, so long as you suffer in silence.

Henry James

sufferingstoicism

I'm too bored to go on.

Henry James

I want to forget. I want to be happy.

Henry James

happinesshealing

It's never too late to change one's mind.

Henry James

changeself-realization

I want to live all I can.

Henry James

I'm rather ashamed of what I've made of life; I'm sorry for what I've not done.

Henry James