“ The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have. ”
Henry James, The Ambassadors (1903). copy citation
| Author | Henry James |
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| Source | The Ambassadors |
| Topic | time chance |
| Date | 1903 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/432/432-h/432-h.htm |
Context
“Of course at present I'm a case of reaction against the mistake; and the voice of reaction should, no doubt, always be taken with an allowance. But that doesn't affect the point that the right time is now yours. The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have. You've plenty; that's the great thing; you're, as I say, damn you, so happily and hatefully young. Don't at any rate miss things out of stupidity. Of course I don't take you for a fool, or I shouldn't be addressing you thus awfully.”
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