True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.

Quote by Edith Wharton

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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...

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...

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...

There are moments when a man's imagination so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

There are moments when a man's imagination so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

There are moments when a man's imagination so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

There are moments when a man's imagination so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.

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,...

The worst of doing one's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for doing anything...

The worst of doing one's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for doing anything...

There are moments when a man's imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

There are moments when a man's imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in,...

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...

The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.

The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.

Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.

Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a...

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a...

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...

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...

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.

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...

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

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

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...

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.