The Portrait of a Lady Quotes by Henry James

"I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination." ~ The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
"You wanted to look at life for yourself--but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish. You were ground in the very mill of the conventional!" ~ The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James "Don't mind anything any one tells you about any one else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself." ~ The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text. ~ The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James The real offense, as she ultimately perceived, was her having a mind of her own at all. Her mind was to be his--attached to his own like a small garden-plot to a deer-park. ~ The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James "Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet." ~ The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. ~ The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James