WIST

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

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) American novelist and playwright
(Attributed)

There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning.

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) American novelist and playwright
The Bridge of San Luis Rey, final sentence (1967).

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

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) American novelist and playwright
The Matchmaker (1954)