i’m reading The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton.  i’ve been a fan of her ever since reading Ethan Frome where she describes a character as a wizened rose.  her imagery is stellar.  thus far my favorite quote is a definition of marriage as;

“a dull association of material and social interests held together by ignorance on one side and hypocrasy on the other” (38)

i want to read the book from cover to cover in one sitting.  it is that good, but since i have other things to do with my life it probably won’t happen today.  i do have all weekend though.

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