Thornton Wilder
Playwright, Novelist, Poet
"People are meant to go through life two by two. ’Tain’t natural to be lonesome."
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Thornton Wilder
Playwright, Novelist, Poet
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?"
Thornton Wilder
Playwright, Novelist, Poet
"[Whenever] you get near the human race, there's layers and layers of nonsense."
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