Thornton Wilder Quotes about Country

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I've never forgotten for long at a time that living is struggle. I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for - whether it's a field,

I've never forgotten for long at a time that living is struggle. I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for - whether it's a field, or a home, or a country.

Thornton Wilder

Life, Country, Struggle

1942 The Skin of Our Teeth, act 3.

People were always asking for good sound proofs; doubt springs eternal in the human breast, even in countries where the Inquisition can read your very thoughts in your eyes.

Thornton Wilder

Country, Spring, Eye

Thornton Wilder (2014). “The Bridge of San Luis Rey: A Novel”, p.9, Harper Collins