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Quote by Thornton Wilder

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Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of...

Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of...

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than...

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than...

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.

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.

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...

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...

Many plays - certainly mine - are like blank checks. The actors and directors put...

Many plays - certainly mine - are like blank checks. The actors and directors put...

The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware...

The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware...

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...

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

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

A play visibly represents pure existing.

A play visibly represents pure existing.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

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...

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

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...

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

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...

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...

Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the...

Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the...

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...

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.