I don’t want realism. I want magic!
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSTo change is to live, to live is to change, and not to change is to die.
More Tennessee Williams Quotes
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Nobody sees anybody truly, but all through the flaws of their own ego.
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I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person.
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Not facing a fire doesn’t put it out.
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The right condition for him is that in which his work in not only convenient but unavoidable.
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Glass breaks so easily. No matter how careful you are.
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An artist must believe in himself – Possibly not so passionately as Lawrence – but passionately.
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The Venus flytrap, a devouring organism, aptly named for the goddess of love.
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You see, baby, after a glass or two of wine I’m inclined to extravagance.
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Revolution only needs good dreamers who remember their dreams.
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Kill off all my demons and my angels might die too.
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How long does it have to go on? This punishment? Haven’t I done time enough, haven’t I served my term? can’t I apply for a-pardon?
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A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.
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The woman spread her legs, and made me look between them. All I could see was something that looked like a dyin’ orchid; consequently, I have never been comfortable around women or orchids.
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Just tell the story and go on to the next one. All of us are full of stories the world might want to hear.
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And then you accept it. Or you kill yourself. Or you stop looking in mirrors.
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