Thornton Wilder

"Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous."

"I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island."

"Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value."

"Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think she's a householder."

"Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success."

"The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much."

"The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose."