Henry James quote about self from The Portrait of a Lady - You wanted to look at life for yourself—but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish. You were ground in the very mill of the conventional!
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“ You wanted to look at life for yourself—but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish. You were ground in the very mill of the conventional! ”
 Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady (1881). copy citation

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Author Henry James
Source The Portrait of a Lady
Topic self conventions
Date 1881
Language English
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Henry James quote about self from The Portrait of a Lady - You wanted to look at life for yourself—but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish. You were ground in the very mill of the conventional!
Henry James quote about self from The Portrait of a Lady - You wanted to look at life for yourself—but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish. You were ground in the very mill of the conventional!