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

Quote by Tennessee Williams

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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.

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,...

All good art is an indiscretion.

All good art is an indiscretion.

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!

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 high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are...

A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are...

I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends...

I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends...

But I think the spirit of man is a good adversary

But I think the spirit of man is a good adversary

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...

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...

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,...

I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who...

I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who...

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...

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...

Maybe they weren't punks at all, but New York drama critics.

Maybe they weren't punks at all, but New York drama critics.

Luck is believing you're lucky.

Luck is believing you're lucky.

All good art is an indiscretion

All good art is an indiscretion

Time is the longest distance between two places.

Time is the longest distance between two places.

Time, the subtle thief of youth

Time, the subtle thief of youth

All things grow with time - except grief.

All things grow with time - except grief.