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Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before but in saying exactly what you think yourself.

James Stephens

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before but in saying exactly what you think yourself.

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About James Stephens

James Stephens may refer to:

James Stephens (MP) (died 1683), MP for Gloucester
James Francis Stephens (1792–1852), English entomologist and naturalist
James B. Stephens (1806–1889), founder of East Portland, Oregon
James Stephens (trade unionist) (1821–1889), Welsh-born Australian stonemason and trade unionist
James Stephens (Fenian) (1825–1901), Irish revolutionary
James Brunton Stephens (1832–1902), Scottish-born Australian poet and teacher
James Stephens (Australian politician) (1881–1962), South Australian politician
James Stephens (author) (1882–1950), Irish novelist and poet
James T. Stephens (born 1939), American heir, businessman and philanthropist
James Stephens (actor) (born 1951), American actor