“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.”

— Henry James

Overheard by his nephew, Billy James, in 1902; quoted in Leon Edel, Henry James: A Life, vol V: The Master 1901-1916 (1972).

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American novelist, short story author, and literary critic 1843–1916

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