He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSMarriage is an economic arrangement in many ways, let’s face it.
More Tennessee Williams Quotes
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There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.
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Vanity, fear, desire, competition – all such distortions within our own egos – condition our vision of those in relation to us.
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I always said little Truman had a voice so high it could only be detected by bats.
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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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I try to work every day because you have no refuge but writing.
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I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success.
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Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace.
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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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An artist must believe in himself – Possibly not so passionately as Lawrence – but passionately.
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Don’t you just love these long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn’t just an hour — but a little bit of eternity dropped in your hands — and who knows what to do with it?
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I respect a person that has had to fight and howl for his decency.
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A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are survived with grace.
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You see, baby, after a glass or two of wine I’m inclined to extravagance.
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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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Your belief is contagious. Others say – He is vain – but they are affected.
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Just tell the story and go on to the next one. All of us are full of stories the world might want to hear.
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The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. It’s inflammatory.
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I think that hate is a feeling that can only exist where there is no understanding.
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Once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle, you are equipped with the basic means of salvation.
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The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that’s also a hypocrite!
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Youth must be wanton, youth must be quick, Dance to the candle while lasteth the wick.
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When you’re going through a period of unhappiness, a broken love affair, the death of someone you love, or some other disorder in your life, then you have no refuge but writing.
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Maggie, we’re through with lies and liars in this house. Lock the door.
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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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Kill off all my demons and my angels might die too.
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Glass breaks so easily. No matter how careful you are.
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