Edith Wharton (/ ' i d ' w r t n / ; born Edith Newbold Jones, January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in years 1927, 1928 and 1930.
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... how I understand that love of living, of being in this wonderful, astounding world even if one can look at it only through the prison bars... Go to Quote / Comment
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. Go to Quote / Comment
There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it. Go to Quote / Comment
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. Go to Quote / Comment
After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others. Go to Quote / Comment