“Life is an unbroken succession of false situations.”
Source: Conversations with Thornton Wilder
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Famous Thornton Wilder Quotes
“The best part of married life is the fights. The rest is merely so-so.”
Source: Conversations with Thornton Wilder
“Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.”
Source: Our town: a play in three acts
Source: The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Other Novels, 1926-1948
Source: Heaven's My Destination
Source: The Ides of March: A Novel
“Leadership is for those who love the public good and are endowed and trained to administer it.”
Source: The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Other Novels, 1926-1948
Source: Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Matchmaker
Source: A Thornton Wilder Trio: The Cabala, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Woman of Andros
Source: Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Matchmaker
“There's nothing like mixing with women to bring out all the foolishness in a man of sense.”
Source: The Bridge of San Luis Rey: A Novel
Source: Conversations with Thornton Wilder
Source: Conversations with Thornton Wilder
“I hold we cannot be said to be aware of our minds save under responsibility.”
Source: The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Other Novels, 1926-1948