We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSOh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace.
More Tennessee Williams Quotes
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It is planned speeches that contain lies or dissimulations, not what you blurt out so spontaneously in one instant.
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Physical beauty is passing – a transitory possession – but beauty of the mind, richness of the spirit, tenderness of the heart – I have all these things – aren’t taken away but grow! Increase with the years!
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The only unforgivable sin is deliberate cruelty.
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You can be young without money but you can’t be old without it.
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We are all of us born, live and die in the shadow of a giant question mark that refers to three questions: Where do we come from? Why? And where, oh where, are we going!
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You see, baby, after a glass or two of wine I’m inclined to extravagance.
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We lose the magic whenever we stop telling our story and begin to wonder how we’re doing, if we’re selling it, if the listener likes us.
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Not facing a fire doesn’t put it out.
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But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really.
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The Venus flytrap, a devouring organism, aptly named for the goddess of love.
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Friends are God’s way of apologizing to us for our families
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Oh you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you
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There is no pleasure in the world like writing well and going fast.
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The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. It’s inflammatory.
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Nobody sees anybody truly, but all through the flaws of their own ego.
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