“The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which nettle us, or which we are outgrowing, or trying to reshape.”
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Wilder, T. (n.d.). The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which nettle us, or which we are outgrowing, or trying to reshape. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6691-the-comic-spirit-is-given-to-us-in/
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Wilder, Thornton. “The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which nettle us, or which we are outgrowing, or trying to reshape.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6691-the-comic-spirit-is-given-to-us-in/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Wilder, Thornton. “The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which nettle us, or which we are outgrowing, or trying to reshape.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6691-the-comic-spirit-is-given-to-us-in/.