He simply felt that if he could carry away the vision of the spot of earth she walked on, and the way the sky and sea enclosed it, the rest of the world might seem less empty.
Edith WhartonBeauty (was)a gift which, in the eyes of New York, justified every success, and excused a certain number of failings.
Edith WhartonThe worst of doing one's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for doing anything else.
Edith WhartonIn the dissolution of sentimental partnerships it is seldom that both associates are able to withdraw their funds at the same time.
Edith Wharton