One has a greater sense of intellectual degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience.

Alice James

About Alice James

Portrait of Alice James

Alice James (August 7, 1848 – March 6, 1892) was an American diarist, sister of novelist Henry James and philosopher and psychologist William James. Her relationship with William was unusually close, and she seems to have been badly affected by his marriage. James suffered lifelong health problems that were generally...

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