tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post5903162107266381236..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: Viewing British class and mannersPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-14024387050551701102017-07-16T15:12:47.064-05:002017-07-16T15:12:47.064-05:00That's right, he was soaking up characters and...That's right, he was soaking up characters and scenes for literary purposes, and literature was his life. I think one reason Henry is so esteemed by so many contemporary writers is due to that intense devotion to craft, and to the implicit permission it grants imaginative thinkers to live in their creative imaginations. When Henry encouraged young writers to "live all you can," I think that must be a big part of what he meant. Otherwise, the statement comes off as a "do as I say, not as I do"-and that, any parent can tell you, never works.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.com