Thornton Wilder

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born

December 13, 1901

died

December 07, 1975

gender

male

place of birth

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

genre

Literature & Fiction

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avg rating: 3.59 | 3561 ratings | 38 distinct works

	Our Town: A Play in Three Acts (Perennial Classics) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.49 — 2038 ratings — published 2003 17 editions	my rating:
	The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Paperback) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.75 — 762 ratings — published 1927 39 editions	my rating:
	The Skin of Our Teeth: A Play (Perennial Classics) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.73 — 130 ratings — published 1942 2 editions	my rating:
	Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, and The Matchmaker (Perennial Classics) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.81 — 48 ratings — published 2007 8 editions	my rating:
	Theophilus North: A Novel (Paperback) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.87 — 46 ratings — published 2003 11 editions	my rating:
	The Eighth Day: A Novel (Paperback) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.97 — 39 ratings — published 2007 5 editions	my rating:
	The Matchmaker A Farce in Four Acts (Paperback) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.56 — 18 ratings — published 1958	my rating:
	Heaven's My Destination: A Novel (Paperback) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 4.00 — 16 ratings — published 2003	my rating:
	Long Christmas Dinner (Paperback) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.56 — 9 ratings — published 1980 3 editions	my rating:
	The Cabala and The Woman of Andros: Two Novels (Paperback) by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.57 — 7 ratings — published 2007 2 editions	my rating:

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quotes by Thornton Wilder

"Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you."
— Thornton Wilder (Our Town: A Play in Three Acts (Perennial Classics))

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"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?"
— Thornton Wilder (Our Town: A Play in Three Acts (Perennial Classics))

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"Faith is a never-ending pool of clarity, reaching far beyond the margins of consciousness. We all know more than we know we know. "
— Thornton Wilder (The Eighth Day)

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