Wilder

Famous quotes containing the word wilder:

    I know you’re trying, Don. We’re both trying. You’re trying not to drink and I’m trying not to love you.
    —Billy Wilder (b. 1906)

    I’ve never forgotten for long at a time that living is struggle. I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for—whether it’s a field, or a home, or a country.
    —Thornton Wilder (1897–1975)

    Helen: What do you do?
    Don: Yes, what do I do? I’m a writer. I’ve just started a novel. As a matter of fact, I’ve started several but I never seem to finish one.
    Helen: Well, in that case, why don’t you write short stories?
    Don: Oh, I have some of those. The first paragraph.
    —Billy Wilder (b. 1906)