Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder (1897 - 1975), full name Thornton Niven Wilder, was a US 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".

Wisdom & Quotes

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

- The Skin of Our Teeth

• A woman's work is seldom done.

- The Skin of Our Teeth

• Money should circulate like rainwater.

- The Matchmaker

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