Thornton Wilder Quotes & Sayings

“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”

“Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.”

“My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.”

“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.”

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”

“Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.”

“An incinerator is a writer's best friend.”

“The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.”

“The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.”

“Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.”