I have inherited this burden of superstition and nonsense. I govern innumerable men but must acknowledge that I am governed by birds and thunderclaps
Thornton WilderIf a man has no vices, he is in great danger of making vices about his virtues, and there's a spectacle.
Thornton WilderBut such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary.
Thornton Wilder