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

Quote by Thornton Wilder

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Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

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

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

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the...

Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of 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...

It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast...

It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast...

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...

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...

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...

The theatre is supremely fitted to say: 'Behold! These things are.' Yet most dramatists employ...

The theatre is supremely fitted to say: 'Behold! These things are.' Yet most dramatists employ...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.

A play visibly represents pure existing.

A play visibly represents pure existing.

We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day...

We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day...

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...

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.

An incinerator is a writer's best friend.