He had to deal all at once with the packed regrets and stifled memories of an inarticulate lifetime. Edith Wharton Next Quote It is less mortifying to believe ones self unpopular than insignificant and vanity prefers to assume that indifference is a latent form of unfriendliness. - Edith Wharton Previous Quote She threw back her head with a laugh that made her chins ripple like little waves. - Edith Wharton