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Thornton Wilder Quotes: Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.
         

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.


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Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.
         



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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.



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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.



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Art is not only the desire to tell one's secret; it is the desire to tell it and hide it at the same time.



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Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it -- every, every minute?



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