Novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder was born on this date in 1897. 10 quotes from him:
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.
When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.
It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent on making the most evil ugliness.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
The best thing about animals is they don't talk much.
Favours cease to be favours when there are conditions attached to them.
Even in the most perfect love one person loves less profoundly than the other.
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