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Quote by Thornton Wilder
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The test of an adventure is that when youre in the middle of it, you say to yourself, Oh, now Ive got myself into an awful mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home. And the sign that somethings wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure. – Thornton Wilder

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When youre safe at home you wish you were having an adventure when youre having an adventure you wish you were safe at home. – Thornton Wilder

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Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous it is nothing if it is not ridiculous. – Thornton Wilder

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Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion. – Thornton Wilder

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