For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation? Thornton Wilder alleviationdawnhuman Change image and share on social
When God loves a creature he wants the creature to know the highest happiness and the deepest misery He wants him to know all that being alive can bring. That is his best gift. There is no happiness save in understanding the whole. Thornton Wilder alivebringcreature share on social
Literature is the orchestration of platitudes. Thornton Wilder literatureorchestrationplatitude Change image and share on social
The theatre is supremely fitted to say: 'Behold! These things are.' Yet most dramatists employ it to say: 'This moral truth can be learned from beholding this action.' Thornton Wilder actionbeholddramatist Change image and share on social
The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose. Thornton Wilder awarechoosedecision Change image and share on social
It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves. Thornton Wilder appearancebeholdereye Change image and share on social
Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion. Thornton Wilder contagiondangerfool Change image and share on social
Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday. Thornton Wilder childdoglifetime Change image and share on social
