"Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue."
Edith Wharton"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."
Edith Wharton"True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision."
Edith Wharton"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
Edith Wharton"My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet."
Edith Wharton