Wilder

Famous quotes containing the word wilder:

    The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which nettle us, or which we are outgrowing, or trying to reshape.
    —Thornton Wilder (1897–1975)

    I hate that word. It’s return—a return to the millions of people who’ve never forgiven me for deserting the screen.
    —Billy Wilder (b. 1906)

    [France is] a country where the money falls apart but you can’t tear the toilet paper.
    —Billy Wilder (b. 1906)