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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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1	An Autumn Sunset
2	Chartres

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An Autumn Sunset

Chartres

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