All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

Quote by Tennessee Williams

Topics: Tennessee Williams Quotes

Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine,...

Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine,...

We're all of us sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life!

We're all of us sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life!

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

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

Devils can be driven out of the heart by the touch of a hand on...

Devils can be driven out of the heart by the touch of a hand on...

Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life

Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life

Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.

Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.

What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart,...

What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart,...

Hate is a thing, a feeling, that can only exist where there is no understanding.

Hate is a thing, a feeling, that can only exist where there is no understanding.

A witch and a bitch always dress up for each other, because otherwise the witch...

A witch and a bitch always dress up for each other, because otherwise the witch...

Funerals are pretty compared to death

Funerals are pretty compared to death

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy -...

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy -...

Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is...

Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is...

We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.

We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal.

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

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

Sometimes I think that a vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some...

Sometimes I think that a vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some...

We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a...

We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a...

Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to...

Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to...

For time is the longest distance between two places.

For time is the longest distance between two places.

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

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

All good art is an indiscretion.

All good art is an indiscretion.