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Quote by Thornton Wilder

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Every good thing in the world stands on the razor-edge of danger.

Every good thing in the world stands on the razor-edge of danger.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of...

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of...

Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it...

Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it...

There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different...

There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different...

I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment...

I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment...

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy the...

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy the...

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having...

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having...

All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue forever.

All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue forever.

I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.

I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think she's a householder.

Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think she's a householder.

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are...

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are...

Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests.

Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests.

Marriage is a bribe to make a housekeeper think she's a householder

Marriage is a bribe to make a housekeeper think she's a householder

Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.

Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.

Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.

Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.

Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a...

Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a...

Confidence is a very fragile thing.

Confidence is a very fragile thing.

The confidence which we have in ourselves engenders the greatest part of that which we...

The confidence which we have in ourselves engenders the greatest part of that which we...