“ Everyone has something he won’t let others touch because of their—intimate nature . ”
Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947). copy citation
| Author | Tennessee Williams |
|---|---|
| Source | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Topic | |
| Date | 1947 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
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| Weblink | http://www.metropolitancollege.com/Streetcar.pdf |
Context
“But my young husband was and I—never mind about that! Just give them back to me!
STANLEY:
What do you mean by saying you’ll have to burn them?
BLANCHE:
I’m sorry, I must have lost my head for a moment. Everyone has something he won’t let others touch because of their—intimate nature . . .
[She now seems faint with exhaustion and she sits down with the strong box and puts on a pair of glasses and goes methodically through a large stack of papers.]
Ambler & Ambler. Hmmmmm. . . . Crabtree.”
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