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

Quote by Thornton Wilder

Topics: Marriage Quotes

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...

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...

It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent...

It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent...

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

In advertising, not to be different is virtual suicide.

In advertising, not to be different is virtual suicide.

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.

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

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

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...

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home

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 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...

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...

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

A play visibly represents pure existing.

A play visibly represents pure existing.

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...

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...

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...

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...