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Famous Tennessee Williams Quotes
“A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.”
“Maggie, we're through with lies and liars in this house. Lock the door.”
“Symbols are nothing but the natural speech of drama.”
“I think that hate is a feeling that can only exist where there is no understanding.”
“How beautiful it is and how easily it can be broken.”
“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.”
“Time doesn't take away from true friendship, nor does separation.”
“For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura -- and so goodbye. . . .”
“The Venus flytrap, a devouring organism, aptly named for the goddess of love.”
“All pretty girls are a trap, a pretty trap, and men expect them to be.”
“Young, gifted, and destitute.”
“Well, honey, a shot never does a coke any harm!”
“I know all about the tyranny of women.”
“Go, then! Go to the moon-you selfish dreamer!”
“The human animal is a beast that dies but the fact that he’s dying don’t give him pity for others.”
“I met her last summer on a moonlight boat trip.”
“It's interesting, isn't it? . . . the chandelier . . . it reminds me of mushroom soup.”