William Saroyan wrote a great play on this theme, that purity of heart is the one success worth having. “In the time of your life–live!”
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSLife is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.
More Tennessee Williams Quotes
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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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Death is one moment, and life is so many of them.
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I believe the way to write a good play is to convince yourself it is easy to do, then go ahead and do it with ease.
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If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.
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The strongest influences in my life and my work are always whomever I love.
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Nothing’s more determined than a cat on a hot tin roof.
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And then you accept it. Or you kill yourself. Or you stop looking in mirrors.
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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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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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Glass breaks so easily. No matter how careful you are.
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Everybody is nothing until you love them.
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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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Success and failure are equally disastrous.
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Men don’t want anything they get too easy. But on the other hand, men lose interest quickly.
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