Quotation

Posted by ESC on February 15, 2003

In Reply to: Quotation posted by PE Duffy on February 15, 2003

: Henry James was criticized for taking a middle position on all issues, and never declaring himself on one side or the other. He answered to the effect that the middle position is often the only honest one.

: Can anyone help me find the exact quotation?

I looked in my Bartlett's and online and couldn't find it.