The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted… - Thornton Wilder

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The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.

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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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The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs. - Thornton Wilder

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