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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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Quote Left My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet Quote Right
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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. Quote Right
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Quote Left An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Sweedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer understanding of English-speaking audiences. Quote Right
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Quote Left 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. Quote Right
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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. Quote Right
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