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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)
 
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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).
 
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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)
 
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There comes a moment in everybody’s life when he must decide whether he’ll live among human beings or not — a fool among fools or a fool alone.

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) American novelist and playwright
The Matchmaker, 4 (1954)
 
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