Edith Wharton Quotes
The worst of doing one's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for doing anything else. There are moments when a man's imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny. There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it? 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. 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.
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