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1 " Reading a novel after reading semiotic theory was like jogging empty-handed after jogging with hand weights. What exquisite guilt she felt, wickedly enjoying narrative! Madeleine felt safe with a nineteenth century novel. There were going to be people in it. Something was going to happen to them in a place resembling the world. Then too there were lots of weddings in Wharton and Austen. There were all kinds of irresistible gloomy men. "
― Jeffrey Eugenides , The Marriage Plot
2 " [Marriage] promote[s] the moral order of the world - Edith Wharton " The Eyes "
3 " In this slipshod age, we need object lessons in language and thought. – Edith Wharton on an address by John Hay "
― , All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
4 " You'll be amazed how much you have in common with Edith Wharton (who struggled to feel worthy of success), Louisa May Alcott (who badly needed money), Madaleine L'Engle (who could have papered an entire house with her rejection letters) and other writers... "
― Nava Atlas , The Literary Ladies' Guide to the Writing Life
5 " I applied to only one college - the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania - and was fortunate to be accepted. After graduation, I headed to Wall Street and worked as I had dreamed. "
6 " I went to the Wharton School of Finance, the toughest place to get into. I was a great student. "
7 " I was a great student at a great school, Wharton School of Finance. "
