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Edith Wharton Quotes

Edith Wharton quotes

American Author, Writer January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937

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Edith Wharton quote: "There's nothing grimmer than the tragedy that wears a comic mask."
There's nothing grimmer than the tragedy that wears a comic mask. Edith Wharton
To have you here, you mean-in reach and yet out of reach? To meet you in this way, on the sly? It's the very reverse of what I want. Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton quote: "How I hate everything!"
How I hate everything! Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton quote: "And for a long while they stood side by side without speaking,..."
And for a long while they stood side by side without speaking, each seeing the other in every line of the landscape. Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton quote: "The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing."
The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing. Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton quote: "Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and..."
Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton quote: "Mr. Gryce was like a merchant whose warehouses are crammed..."
Mr. Gryce was like a merchant whose warehouses are crammed with an unmarketable commodity. Edith Wharton
Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive. Edith Wharton

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