Famous quotes containing the words james and/or england:
“Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“We make a mistake forsaking England and moving out into the periphery of life. After all, Taormina, Ceylon, Africa, America—as far as we go, they are only the negation of what we ourselves stand for and are: and we’re rather like Jonahs running away from the place we belong.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)