Ah, good conversation - there's nothing like it, is there? The air of …

Edith Wharton
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Ah, good conversation - there's nothing like it, is there? The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing. ✨ Edith Wharton (2010). The Age of Innocence, p.174, Bibliolis Books
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Ah, good conversation - there's nothing like it, is there? The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing. ✨ Edith Wharton (2010). The Age of Innocence, p.174, Bibliolis Books

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