One of my all-time favourite quotes:
"I believe I know the only cure, which is to make one's centre of life inside of one's self, not selfishly or excludingly, but with a kind of unassailable serenity -- to decorate one's inner house so richly that one is content there, glad to welcome any one who wants to come and stay, but happy all the same in the hours when one is inevitably alone."
That's Edith Wharton, talking about isolation and loneliness in one of her letters. If you happen to know the exact reference (i.e. when she wrote it, and to whom) please let me know.
"I believe I know the only cure, which is to make one's centre of life inside of one's self, not selfishly or excludingly, but with a kind of unassailable serenity -- to decorate one's inner house so richly that one is content there, glad to welcome any one who wants to come and stay, but happy all the same in the hours when one is inevitably alone."
That's Edith Wharton, talking about isolation and loneliness in one of her letters. If you happen to know the exact reference (i.e. when she wrote it, and to whom) please let me know.
We *are* serious about Ruth Lysistrata (the first name after a grandmother and the SC Justice). At least we're not thinking of saddling a kid with Lysistrata as a first name. She can be hipster and go by "Liz, spelled L-Y-S."
Sorry, can't be any help on the Wharton ref.