love & literature

“but it was all as meaningless as the boom of waves in a drowning head, and  she felt, as the drowning may feel, that to sink would be nothing beside the pain of struggling to keep up.” - the house of mirth, edith wharton

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“what [she] craved was the darkness made by enfolding arms, the silence which is not solitude, but compassion holding its breath.” - the house of mirth, edith wharton

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“what’s a woman want with jewels when she’s got herself to show?” - the house of mirth, edith wharton