Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSSnatching the eternal out of the desperately fleeting is the great magic trick of human existence.
More Tennessee Williams Quotes
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Talent? What is talent but the ability to get away with something?
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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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When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I’m only really alive when I’m writing.
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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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Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician.
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Time doesn’t take away from true friendship, nor does separation.
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There are no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ people. Some are a little better or a little worse, but all are activated more by misunderstanding than malice.
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You see, baby, after a glass or two of wine I’m inclined to extravagance.
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Glass breaks so easily. No matter how careful you are.
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Kill off all my demons and my angels might die too.
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What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s curved like a road through mountains.
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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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Men don’t want anything they get too easy. But on the other hand, men lose interest quickly.
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A bedroom is just as nice as whoever sleeps in it with you.
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In memory everything seems to happen to music.
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