That time is short and it doesn’t return again. It is slipping away while I write this and while you read it, and the monosyllable of the clock is Loss, loss, loss, unless you devote your heart to its opposition.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSThere is no pleasure in the world like writing well and going fast.
More Tennessee Williams Quotes
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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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The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. It’s inflammatory.
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Deliberate cruelty is unforgivable. –Blanche Dubois
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Take by surprise and the world gives up resistance.
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Your belief is contagious. Others say – He is vain – but they are affected.
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Whomever I love and am with most of the time, or whomever I remember most vividly. I think that’s true of everyone, don’t you?
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You see, baby, after a glass or two of wine I’m inclined to extravagance.
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Maggie, we’re through with lies and liars in this house. Lock the door.
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Glass breaks so easily. No matter how careful you are.
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The name of a person you love is more than language.
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Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.
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America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.
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We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.
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Revolution only needs good dreamers who remember their dreams.
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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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