"I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts."

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Source : Thornton Wilder, Jackson R. Bryer (1992). “Conversations with Thornton Wilder”, p.69, Univ. Press of Mississippi

Thornton Wilder

#Childhood Quotes #Atheism Quotes #Unhappy Quotes

“You'll never be alone if youâ€™ve got a book.”
“I mean that the function of the police is to solve problems that have law-enforcement consequences in a way that is based on a genuine partnership with the neighborhood in both the venting of the problem and the discussion of the solution”

Source : "No Easy Answers: An Interview with James Q. Wilson". Interview with William D. Eggers and John O'Leary, reason.com. February 1, 1995.
“Clothe an idea in words and it loses its freedom of movement.”
“What a genius, that Picasso. It is a pity he doesn't paint.”
“Black Power is a nihilistic philosophy born out of the conviction that the Negro can't win... the view that American society is so hopelessly corrupt and enmeshed in evil that there is no possibility of salvation from within.”
“The true self is always in motion like music, a river of life, changing, moving, failing, suffering, learning, shining,”
“The idea that human beings can make history, that is something quite unique to the modern West.”
“I don't think the Democrats need a silver bullet.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca

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