Thornton Wilder Quotes


For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?


Citations

Wilder, Thornton. The Ides of March. Harper & Brothers, 1948.

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Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder
  • Born: April 17, 1897
  • Died: December 7, 1975
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Playwright, Novelist

Thornton Niven Wilder 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 The Skin of Our Teeth — and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day.