tennessee williams

“ Theres a time for departure even when theres no certain place to go. ”

“ You are the only young man that I know of who ignores the fact that the future becomes the present, the present the past, and the past turns into everlasting regret if you don't plan for it. ”

“ The rest of my days I'm going to spend on the sea. And when I die, I'm going to die on the sea. ”

“ When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone. ”

“ We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it. ”

“ He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion. ”

“ Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going? ”

“ What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, its curved like a road through mountains. ”

“ I've got the guts to die. What I want to know is, have you got the guts to live? ”

“ Silence about a thing just magnifies it. ”