I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.

Quote by Tennessee Williams

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Time rushes towards us with its hospital tray of infinitely varied narcotics, even while it...

Time rushes towards us with its hospital tray of infinitely varied narcotics, even while it...

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.

Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as...

Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as...

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...

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

In memory everything seems to happen to music.

In memory everything seems to happen to music.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

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.

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...

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families.

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families.

Oh, Jacques, we're used to each other, we're a pair of captive hawks caught in...

Oh, Jacques, we're used to each other, we're a pair of captive hawks caught in...

Funerals are pretty compared to death

Funerals are pretty compared to death

Success and failure are equally disastrous.

Success and failure are equally disastrous.

When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive...

When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive...

If I am no longer disturbed myself, I will deal less with disturbed people, but...

If I am no longer disturbed myself, I will deal less with disturbed people, but...

All of us are guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a...

All of us are guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a...

Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life.

Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life.

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,...

I could care less who marries who. After all, do they care about what brand...

Homosexuality is god's way of insuring that the truly gifted aren't burdened with children.

Homosexuality is god's way of insuring that the truly gifted aren't burdened with children.