Quote by Edith Wharton (1862-1937)

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. American writer and designer (1862–1937)

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If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.
Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before.
Life is either always a tight-rope or a featherbed. Give me a tight-rope.
There are two ways of spreading light -- to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

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