“In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy
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.”— American novelist and short-story writer
Edith Wharton (1862-1937), A Backward Glance: An Autobiography
(1934)Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Quote of the Day (Edith Wharton, on Being Alive)
“In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy
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.”— American novelist and short-story writer
Edith Wharton (1862-1937), A Backward Glance: An Autobiography
(1934)
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