Quote#Wisdom
It was as if, at moments, we were perpetually coming into sight of…
Quote byHenry James · 1843–1916
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Turn of the Screw (1898), Ch. XIII.
English (original)
It was as if, at moments, we were perpetually coming into sight of subjects before which we must stop short, turning suddenly out of alleys that we perceived to be blind, closing with a little bang that made us look at each other — for, like all bangs, it was something louder than we had intended— the doors we had indiscreetly opened.
— Henry James
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