"There is too much sour grapes for my taste in the present American attitude. The time to denounce the bankers was when we were all feeding off their gold plate; not now! At present they have not only my sympathy but my preference. They are the last representatives of our native industries." Edith Wharton (1862-1937), U.S. author. letter, Feb. 11, 1934. The Letters of Edith Wharton (1988).
The letter was written during the economic crisis following the 1929 Wall Street crash. |
"There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow." Edith Wharton (1862-1937), U.S. author. "A First Word," A Backward Glance (1934). |
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