But such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary.
Thornton WilderThat's the advantage of having lived sixty-five years. You don't feel the need to be impatient any longer.
Thornton WilderThe comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which nettle us, or which we are outgrowing, or trying to reshape
Thornton Wilder