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

Quote by Tennessee Williams

Topics: Tennessee Williams Quotes

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

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

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...

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

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...

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

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

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 -...

All good art is an indiscretion.

All good art is an indiscretion.

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...

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.

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...

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!

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!

We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way...

We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way...

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

Life is all memory except for the one present moment that goes by so quick...

Life is all memory except for the one present moment that goes by so quick...

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

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.