Edith Wharton

He had to deal all at once with the packed regrets and stifled memories of an inarticulate lifetime. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#had #inarticulate #lifetime #memories #once

Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#alive #fought #habit #habits #having

A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#divorce #itself #new #new york #virtue

True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#manner #new #originality #true #vision

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#feet #heartbeat #little

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#good #good time #happy #only #pretty

There are moments when a man's imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#daily #destiny #easily #imagination #level

The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#breathing #ideas #only #worth

Silence may be as variously shaded as speech. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#silence #speech #variously

In any really good subject, one has only to probe deep enough to come to tears. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#come #deep #enough #good #only