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Quotation from The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
“There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning.”
The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Part Five, closing words
The abbess's reflection at the end of the book, its answer to Brother Juniper's question.
Citation: "There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning." — Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Part Five, closing words. (id the-bridge-of-san-luis-rey-q2)
Portrait: Thornton Wilder - 1948, Published by Bridgeport Telegram, Public domain.
