Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a… — Henry James
Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue.
1884
★ 5.2Provenance
Current citation
James, Henry. "The Art of Fiction." The Portable Henry James. Penguin Classics, 2003.
Original citation
James, Henry. "The Art of Fiction." Longman's Magazine. London: C. J. Longman, 4 Sept. 1884.