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A Streetcar Named Desire quotes

Tennessee Williams

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“But some things are not forgivable. Deliberate cruelty is not forgivable. It is the one unforgivable thing in my opinion and it is the one thing of which I have never, never been guilty.” Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“Don't you just love these long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn't just an hour—but a little piece of eternity dropped into your hands—and who knows what to do with it?” Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“I don't want realism. I want magic!” Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“Physical beauty is passing. A transitory possession. But beauty of the mind and richness of the spirit and tenderness of the heart–and I have all of those things–aren't taken away, but grow! Increase with the years!” Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“After all, a woman's charm is fifty per cent illusion” Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“magic! I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don't tell truth, I tell what ought to be truth. And if that is sinful, then let me be damned for it!” Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“When I was sixteen, I made the discovery—love. All at once and much, much too completely. It was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been half in shadow, that's how it struck the world for me.” Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“Oh, you can't describe someone you're in love with!” Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire

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