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Thornton Wilder Quotes: Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
         

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


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



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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?



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