Youth must be wanton, youth must be quick, Dance to the candle while lasteth the wick.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSYouth must be wanton, youth must be quick, Dance to the candle while lasteth the wick.
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When I was fourteen, my father decided to initiate me into the ways of manhood, and took me to the local whorehouse.
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Something in me will save me from utter ruin no matter what comes.
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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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What you need is someone to take hold of you–gently, with love, and hand your life back to you, like something gold you let go of–and I can! I’m determined to do it–and nothing’s more determined than a cat on a tin roof–is there?
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If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.
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The future is called ‘perhaps,’ which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to allow that to scare you.
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Openings come quickly, sometimes, like blue space in running clouds. A complete overcast, then a blaze of light.
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There is only one true aristocracy . . . and that is the aristocracy of passionate souls!
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Guessing isn’t knowing.
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The only unforgivable sin is deliberate cruelty.
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I am more faithful than I intended to be!
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A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.
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There is no pleasure in the world like writing well and going fast.
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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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Success and failure are equally disastrous.
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