A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSHell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.
More Tennessee Williams Quotes
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At the age of fourteen I discovered writing as an escape from a world of reality in which I felt acutely uncomfortable.
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You can be young without money but you can’t be old without it.
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You see, baby, after a glass or two of wine I’m inclined to extravagance.
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All good art is an indiscretion.
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The name of a person you love is more than language.
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There is only one true aristocracy . . . and that is the aristocracy of passionate souls!
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Not facing a fire doesn’t put it out.
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Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.
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Something in me will save me from utter ruin no matter what comes.
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I think that hate is a feeling that can only exist where there is no understanding.
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I don’t believe in “original sin.” I don’t believe in “guilt.” I don’t believe in villains or heroes – only right or wrong ways that individuals have taken, not by choice but by necessity or by certain still-uncomprehended influences in themselves, their circumstances, and their antecedents.
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Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it… Success is shy – it won’t come out while you’re watching.
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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.
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There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.
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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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