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Literature is the orchestration of platitudes
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"Literature is the orchestration of platitudes"

- Thornton Wilder

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This quote by Thornton Wilder suggests that literature is the art of taking commonplace concepts and changing them into something more meaningful. Wilder indicates that literature is the ability to take the normal and ordinary and produce something extraordinary. He recommends that literature is the ability of taking the familiar and making it into something brand-new and unique. By using the metaphor of orchestration, Wilder indicates that literature is the art of integrating different aspects to produce something beautiful and effective. He recommends that literature is the capability to take the mundane and make it into something unique. Wilder's quote suggests that literature is the skill of taking the normal and making it into something extraordinary.

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Thornton Wilder This quote is written / told by Thornton Wilder between April 17, 1897 and December 7, 1975. He was a famous Writer from USA. The author also have 33 other quotes.

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