Tennessee Williams Quotes

American - Dramatist | March 26, 1911 - February 25, 1983

Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.

Tennessee Williams

YourselfHellFeelPersonRedemption

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

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TimePlaceGoDepartureEven

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

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PeopleCruelDescribeThemselves

The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. It's inflammatory.

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BrotherTongueDangerousHumanMost

Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you - gently, with love, and hand your life back to you.

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LifeLoveBeautifulPeopleGrace

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

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DaySufferingForwardYouLookStop

Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out an death's the other.

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LiveDeathWayOutSystemLiquor

Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.

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LifeMomentMemoryPresentYouGoes

The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.

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NatureMountainsBrokenRocks

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. But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really.

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LifePeopleStrongReachPersonOut

Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.

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LifeFriendsChooseMakeMade

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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FutureYouImportantPossibleCall

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