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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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.

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

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

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...

The American landscape has no foreground and the American mind no background.

The American landscape has no foreground and the American mind no background.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Art is on the side of the oppressed. Think before you shudder at the simplistic...

Art is on the side of the oppressed. Think before you shudder at the simplistic...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Every good painter paints what he is.

Every good painter paints what he is.