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

Quote by Thornton Wilder

Topics: Thornton Wilder Quotes

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

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

The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.

The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.

There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the...

There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the...

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent.

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent.

A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings,...

A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings,...

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.

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...

The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.

The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.

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...

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

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

The greatest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

The greatest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

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.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

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...

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...

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's...

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's...

The mission of the playwright is to look in his heart and write, to write...

The mission of the playwright is to look in his heart and write, to write...

Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time...

Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time...

I don't think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but...

I don't think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but...