“We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of our death, yet choice is the sovereign faculty of the mind.”
Quote by Thornton Wilder
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Thornton Wilder
American playwright, renowned for his works 'Our Town' and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'. His works are characterized by deep insight and a unique style, profoundly influencing 20th-century American theater. more
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“Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests.”
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“A play visibly represents pure existing.”
Source: The Collected Short Plays of Thornton Wilder, Volume T
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