The visible world is a daily miracle for those who have eyes and ears;…

Edith Wharton
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The visible world is a daily miracle for those who have eyes and ears; and I still warm hands thankfully at the old fire, though every year it is fed with the dry wood of more old memories. ✨ Edith Wharton (1990). Novellas and Other Writings, Library of America
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The visible world is a daily miracle for those who have eyes and ears; and I still warm hands thankfully at the old fire, though every year it is fed with the dry wood of more old memories. ✨ Edith Wharton (1990). Novellas and Other Writings, Library of America

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