4 Quotes & Sayings By Thorton Wilder

Thornton Wilder (September 19, 1898 – January 30, 1983) was an American playwright and novelist. His first novel, The Cabala, was published in 1923. His later novels include Our Town (1938) and The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1942). He received his first Academy Award nomination for the screenplay for Our Town, which won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Adaptation Read more

His last novel is The Eighth Day which was published in 1984 after his death.

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Suddenly she bent down and kissed his fingers and went quickly away. But he sat for a long time in the gathering clouds trembling with happiness and trying to penetrate into the meaning of these things. Thorton Wilder
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Without your wound where would your power be? It is your very remorse that makes your low voice tremble into the hearts of men. The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children on earth as can one human being broken on the wheels of living. In love’s service only the wounded soldiers can serve. Thorton Wilder
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We can only be said to be alive in those moments, where our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thorton Wilder