Quotes by Thornton Wilder

"Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you."
— Thornton Wilder
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."
— Thornton Wilder
"The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude."
— Thornton Wilder
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Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the plays Our Town and...