A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings, is more arresting than any comment that can be made upon it.

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.

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...

Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim...

Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim...

Many plays-certainly mine-are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on...

Many plays-certainly mine-are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on...

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...

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

When God loves a creature he wants the creature to know the highest happiness and...

When God loves a creature he wants the creature to know the highest happiness and...

The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and...

The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and...

For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?

For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.

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

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...

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

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

Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange, but the greatest give the...

Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange, but the greatest give the...

But there comes a moment in everybody's life when he must decide whether he'll live...

But there comes a moment in everybody's life when he must decide whether he'll live...

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...

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home

No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his...

No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his...

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the...

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the...

Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others;...

Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others;...