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Thornton Wilder Quotes: Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are children of the eighth day
         

Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are children of the eighth day


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

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



I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.

I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.



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

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



There is nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.

There is nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.



If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent.

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent.



The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.



Art is not only the desire to tell one's secret; it is the desire to tell it and hide it at the same time.

Art is not only the desire to tell one's secret; it is the desire to tell it and hide it at the same time.



If you write to impress it will always be bad, but if you write to express it will be good

If you write to impress it will always be bad, but if you write to express it will be good



Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it -- every, every minute?

Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it -- every, every minute?



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

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





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He takes my hand and says, 'Let's make a world.

He takes my hand and says, 'Let's make a world.



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All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.



A year ago I came here without a nickle in my pocket, now, I've got a nickle in my pocket.

A year ago I came here without a nickle in my pocket, now, I've got a nickle in my pocket.



The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion.

The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion.



I think the role of science fiction is not at all to prophesy. I think it is to tell interesting, vivid, strange stories that at their best are dreamlike intense versions and visions of today.

I think the role of science fiction is not at all to prophesy. I think it is to tell interesting, vivid, strange stories that at their best are dreamlike intense versions and visions of today.



I was lucky enough to have a plethora of types of roles before and during the horror movie part of my career.

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I realize that if I were in that situation - living a hard life with people telling them they're not worthy of love - maybe I would be that strong and that brave.

I realize that if I were in that situation - living a hard life with people telling them they're not worthy of love - maybe I would be that strong and that brave.



Whenever you meditate, there are glimpses. Then the mind comes in and says, 'Be happy! Look, I have done it.' And immediately the contact is lost.

Whenever you meditate, there are glimpses. Then the mind comes in and says, 'Be happy! Look, I have done it.' And immediately the contact is lost.



Beauty has nothing to do with the size you wear. It has to do with what's in your heart.

Beauty has nothing to do with the size you wear. It has to do with what's in your heart.




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