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Quotation from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

“I have tried hard—but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person.”

Edith Wharton (spoken by Lily Bart)

The House of Mirth, Book Two, Chapter 12 (Project Gutenberg #284)

Lily speaks to Selden on her last visit.

Citation: "I have tried hard—but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person." — Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth, Book Two, Chapter 12 (Project Gutenberg #284). (id wharton-the-house-of-mirth-q2)

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