That accurst autobiographic form which puts a premium on the loose, the improvised, the cheap, and the easy.
Henry JamesShe had her own way of doing all that she did, and this is the simplest description of a character which, although by no means without liberal motions, rarely succeeded in giving an impression of suavity.
Henry JamesShe had an unequalled gift, especially pen in hand, of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.
Henry James