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“I can't make out what you're up to . . . You strike me as having mysterious purposes — vast designs.”

Ambiguous Henry James The Portrait Of A Lady

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“But will they make themselves agreeable to me? That's what I like people to do. I don't hesitate to say so, because I always appreciate it.”

Relationships Henry James The Portrait Of A Lady Agreeable

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“Cara Isabel, la vita è meglio; perché nella vita c’è l’amore. È una buona cosa la morte... ma l’amore non c’è.”

Love Amore Vita Morte The Portrait Of A Lady Ritratto Di Signora

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“The old-world quality in everything that she now saw had all the charm of strangeness.”

Charm Old World Henry James The Portrait Of A Lady

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“I like so many things! If a thing strikes me with a certain intensity I accept it. I don't want to swagger, but I suppose I'm rather versatile.”

Taste Henry James Versatile The Portrait Of A Lady

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“She was too young, too impatient to live, too unacquainted with pain.”

Young Naive Henry James The Portrait Of A Lady Inexperienced

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“Un inglese non è mai così naturale come quando frena la lingua.”

England Henry James The Portrait Of A Lady Ritratto Di Signora Inglesi

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