The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.

Quote by Tennessee Williams

Topics: Tennessee Williams Quotes

All your Western theologies, the whole mythology of them, are based on the concept of...

All your Western theologies, the whole mythology of them, are based on the concept of...

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

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

Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits...

Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits...

Time is the longest distance between two places.

Time is the longest distance between two places.

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...

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...

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...

We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life.

We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life.

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...

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.

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!

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

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...

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

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

You can be young without money but you can't be old without it.

You can be young without money but you can't be old without it.

The strongest influences in my life and my work are always whomever I love. Whomever...

The strongest influences in my life and my work are always whomever I love. Whomever...

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!

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...

I didn't figure out the makeup or cute hair or clothes until oh, maybe my...

I didn't figure out the makeup or cute hair or clothes until oh, maybe my...

I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a...

I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a...