Mrs Ballinger is one of the ladies who pursue Culture in bands, as though it were dangerous to meet it alone. (Xingu and Other Stories 1916)
Edith Wharton quote True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.
Edith Wharton quote The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.
Edith Wharton quote 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.
Edith Wharton quote Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope
Edith Wharton quote I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.
Edith Wharton quote 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 quote A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue.
Edith Wharton quote Biography
American novelist, 1862-1937
