• Henry James joyously engaged in the act of writing. A good day's writing gave him a sense of strength, of control over chaos, a victory of order and clarity over the confused battle of existence.

    Leon Edel: Henry James joyously engaged in the act of writing.  A good day's writing gave him a sense of strength, of control over chaos, a victory of order and clarity over the confused battle of existence.
    Leon Edel (1978). “Henry James: the conquest of London, 1870-1881”