"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind."
— Henry James

January 1, 1970

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Overheard by his nephew, Billy James, in 1902; quoted in Leon Edel, Henry James: A Life, vol V: The Master 1901-1916 (1972)