• He had known the love that is fed on caresses and feeds them; but this passion that was closer than his bones was not to be superficially satisfied.

    Edith Wharton: He had known the love that is fed on caresses and feeds them; but this passion that was closer than his bones was not to be superficially satisfied.
    Edith Wharton (2015). “The Age of Innocence”, p.187, Xist Publishing