There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.
Edith WhartonTrue originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision. That new, that personal, vision is attained only by looking long enough at the object represented to make it the writer's own; and the mind which would bring this secret gem to fruition must be able to nourish it with an accumulated wealth of knowledge and experience.
Edith WhartonShe was so evidently the victim of the civilization which had produced her, that the links of her bracelet seemed like manacles chaining her to her fate.
Edith WhartonHe had to deal all at once with the packed regrets and stifled memories of an inarticulate lifetime.
Edith Wharton