Comments on: Edith Wharton on Dull Men — Quote of the Day / ‘The House of Mirth’ http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/edith-wharton-on-dull-men-quote-of-the-day-the-house-of-mirth/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Edith Wharton on Dull Men — Quote of the Day / ‘The House of Mirth’ (via One-Minute Book Reviews) « Copywrite1985 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/edith-wharton-on-dull-men-quote-of-the-day-the-house-of-mirth/#comment-8238 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:01:58 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=20969#comment-8238 [...] "She had been bored all the afternoon by Percy Gryce … but she … must submit to more boredom … all on the bare chance that he might ultimately decide to do her the honour of boring her for life." Edith Wharton on Lily Bart, the heroine of her novel The House of Mirth   … Read More [...]

]]> By: 2blu2btru http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/edith-wharton-on-dull-men-quote-of-the-day-the-house-of-mirth/#comment-8237 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:57:42 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=20969#comment-8237 This has to be my absolute favorite quote from House of Mirth. I read it in a college course and fell in love with Edith Wharton’s command of language–and her wit. Love this.

]]> By: anthropologist http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/edith-wharton-on-dull-men-quote-of-the-day-the-house-of-mirth/#comment-8224 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:24:16 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=20969#comment-8224 There is only one appropriate response to this quote:

HA. HA. HA. HAAAA.

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