Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one’s own character to himself.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSI 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.
More Tennessee Williams Quotes
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The name of a person you love is more than language.
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They told me to take a streetcar named Desire and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at – Elysian Fields!
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Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace.
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We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it.
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Oh you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you
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I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success.
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A bedroom is just as nice as whoever sleeps in it with you.
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All good art is an indiscretion.
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Success and failure are equally disastrous.
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Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.
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There is no pleasure in the world like writing well and going fast.
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Luck is believing you’re lucky.
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Once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle, you are equipped with the basic means of salvation.
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I am more faithful than I intended to be!
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You see, baby, after a glass or two of wine I’m inclined to extravagance.
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