All of us have failed. One wishes to be punished. One is wi… - Thornton Wilder

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All of us have failed. One wishes to be punished. One is willing to assume all kinds of penance, but do you know, my daughter, that in love — I scarcely dare say it — but in love our very mistakes don't seem to be able to last long?

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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