He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.
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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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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In memory everything seems to happen to music.
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The only unforgivable sin is deliberate cruelty.
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I can’t stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.
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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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I don’t want realism. I want magic!
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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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Devils can be driven out of the heart by the touch of a hand on a hand, or a mouth on a mouth.
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Youth must be wanton, youth must be quick, Dance to the candle while lasteth the wick.
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Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.
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Being disappointed is one thing and being discouraged is something else. I am disappointed but I am not discouraged.
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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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Deliberate cruelty is unforgivable. –Blanche Dubois
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Glass breaks so easily. No matter how careful you are.
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What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof? – I wish I knew… Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can.
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