There is only one true aristocracy . . . and that is the aristocracy of passionate souls!
TENNESSEE WILLIAMSIt is, perhaps more than anything else, the arrest of time which has taken place in a completed work of art that gives certain plays their feeling of depth and significance.
More Tennessee Williams Quotes
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Some things are not forgiveable.
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I have always been more interested in creating a character that contains something crippled. I think nearly all of us have some kind of defect.
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Not facing a fire doesn’t put it out.
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I respect a person that has had to fight and howl for his decency.
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I believe that the silence of God, the absolute speechlessness of Him is a long, long, and awful thing that the whole world is lost because of.
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What you need is someone to take hold of you–gently, with love, and hand your life back to you, like something gold you let go of–and I can! I’m determined to do it–and nothing’s more determined than a cat on a tin roof–is there?
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I am more faithful than I intended to be!
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If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it.
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Living with someone you love can be lonelier than living entirely alone, if the on that you love doesn’t love you.
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You can be young without money but you can’t be old without it.
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We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.
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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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Something in me will save me from utter ruin no matter what comes.
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If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.
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