fbpx

No insecet hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity; and the sense of being of importance among the insignificant was enough to restore to Miss Bart the gratifying counsciousness of power. If these people paid court to her it proved that she was still conspicuous in the world to which they aspired

— Edith Wharton on vanity  

  • Save this Post to Scrapbook

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *