When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one more letter in it, but it doesn't take half as long to say.

Quote by Edith Wharton

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He had to deal all at once with the packed regrets and stifled memories of...

He had to deal all at once with the packed regrets and stifled memories of...

I despair of the Republic! Such dreariness, such whining sallow women, such utter absence of...

I despair of the Republic! Such dreariness, such whining sallow women, such utter absence of...

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.

Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.

It would presently be his task to take the bandage from this young woman's eyes,...

It would presently be his task to take the bandage from this young woman's eyes,...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that...

Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of...

Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of...

Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing...

Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing...

The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.

The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.

I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite...

I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite...

After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have...

After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have...

Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less...

Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less...

A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue.

A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue.

I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I...

I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I...

The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of...

The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of...

I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in...

I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in...

Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing...

Old age, calm, expanded, broad with the haughty breadth of the universe, old age flowing...

Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into...

Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into...

To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret...

To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret...

What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.

What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.

Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.

Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.