The change... simply magnified her existing qualities. She was like a dried sponge put in water: she expanded, but she did not change her shape.


The Descent of Man (1904)

Edith Wharton Quotes

The change... simply magnified her existing qualities. She was like a dried sponge put in water: she expanded, but she did not change her shape.

The change... simply magnified her existing qualities. She was like a dried sponge put in water: she expanded, but she did not change her shape.

The change... simply magnified her existing qualities. She was like a dried sponge put in water: she expanded, but she did not change her shape.

The change... simply magnified her existing qualities. She was like a dried sponge put in water: she expanded, but she did not change her shape.