My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.
¶ (Attributed)
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Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) American novelist and playwright
There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning.
¶ The Bridge of San Luis Rey, final sentence (1967).
Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.
¶ The Matchmaker (1954)
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