Henry James Quote

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!

Ch. LIV. - The Portrait of a Lady (1881)

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...

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...

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...

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...