Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862, in New York City. Hailing from a wealthy family, her privileged upbringing provided her with access to a wide range of cultural and social experiences. Wharton began writing poetry and short stories in her youth, but it was with her novels that she achieved international fame. "The Age of Innocence," published in 1920, earned her the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making her the first woman to win such an honor. Other notable works include "The House of Mirth" and "Ethan Frome." Her writing is characterized by an elegant style, a keen eye for human psychology, and a subtle critique of social conventions. Wharton spent much of her adult life in Europe, particularly in France, where she also served as a nurse during World War I. She passed away on August 11, 1937.
Poems List
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.
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Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before.
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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In spite of illness, in spite even of the arch-enemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.
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In the dissolution of sentimental partnerships it is seldom that both associates are able to withdraw their funds at the same time.
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