The very good people did not convince me; I felt they'd...

The very good people did not convince me; I felt they'd never been tempted. But you knew; you understood; you felt the world outside tugging at one with all its golden hands - and you hated the things it asked of one; you hated happiness bought by disloyalty and cruelty and indifference. That was what I'd never known before - and it's better than anything I've known.

Edith Wharton Quote About Hands, People, Tugging: The Very Good People Did...

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