The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.
Thornton WilderBut such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary.
Thornton WilderIt is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves.
Thornton WilderWithout your wounds where would your power be? It is your melancholy that makes your low voice tremble into the hearts of men and women. The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children on earth as can one human being broken on the wheels of living. In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve. Physician, draw back.
Thornton Wilder