Thornton Wilder's plays are filled with gems of wisdom and insight. Here is one on marriage:
"I didn't marry you because you were perfect. I didn't even marry you because I loved you. I married you because you gave me a promise. That promise made up for your faults. And the promise I gave you made up for mine. Two imperfect people got married and it was the promise that made the marriage. And when our children were growing up, it wasn't a house that protected them; and it wasn't our love that protected them--it was that promise."
— Thornton Wilder (The Skin of Our Teeth: A Play)
About Me
- Michael
- Michael Tracey, a Catholic priest, novelist and columnist, is a native of Ireland. He wrote "Traveling Companion," a regular column for "Gulf Pine Catholic." for several decades. He published articles in various national magazines. He is the author of "Walking Shoes - A Soul Journey," "May the Wind be at your Back," and his latest, "She was no Lady," which cronicles his journey through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He served as pastor of Our Lady of the Gulf Church, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi from 2000 to January 2013. In October 2008, he was honored by the "Co. Mayo Association of Boston" as the "Mayo Person of the Year" for his recovery work following Hurricane Katrina. Recently he published an illustrated adult fable, "The Crooked Christmas Tree" which challenges us to look deep within to discover each other's inner beauty rather than looking at people superficially. The book, along with his other books, are available at amazon.com. Fr. Tracey retired, after 40 years serving in Mississippi, in January 2013 and moved to his native country, Ireland. in his retirement, he continues to write for "Gulf Pine Catholic" under the byline of "Across the Pond."
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