I think that it can be assumed that no adults are ever real… - Thornton Wilder

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I think that it can be assumed that no adults are ever really 'shocked' - that being shocked is always a pose.

Thornton Wilder

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Thornton Niven Wilder (17 April 1897 – 7 December 1975) was a Pulitzer prize winning American author and playwright.

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I think that it can be assumed that no adults are ever really 'shocked' - that being shocked is always a pose. - Thornton Wilder

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