Quotes by Edith Wharton

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that receives it."
— Edith Wharton
"Set wide the window. Let me drink the day."
— Edith Wharton
"My little old dog a heart-beat at my feet"
— Edith Wharton
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Edith Newbold Wharton (/ˈhwɔːrtən/; née Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocra...