Henry James quote: It’s very silly,” she said, “but I go on with it in spite of myself. I’m afraid I’m too easily ...

It’s very silly,” she said, “but I go on with it in spite of myself. I’m afraid I’m too easily pleased; no novel is so silly I can’t read it.

~ Henry James ~

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It’s very silly,” she said, “but I go on with it in spite of myself. I’m afraid I’m too easily pleas...

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