Edith Wharton – Quotes Lover

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one...

#Edith Wharton

When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one...

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

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

#Edith Wharton

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

In any really good subject, one has only to probe deep enough to come to...

#Edith Wharton

In any really good subject, one has only to probe deep enough to come to...

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

#Edith Wharton

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

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.

#Edith Wharton

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.

Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.

#Edith Wharton

Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.

The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.

#Edith Wharton

The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.