Tennessee Williams Quotes

Death is one moment, and life is so many of them.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

We are all sentenced to solitary confinement insid... -Tennessee Williams

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

I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success.

There is a time for departure even when there's no... -Tennessee Williams

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

You can be young without money but you can't be ol... -Tennessee Williams

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

For time is the longest distance between two place... -Tennessee Williams

For time is the longest distance between two places.

Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it... -Tennessee Williams

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

The future is called 'perhaps', which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to allow that to scare you.

Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is o... -Tennessee Williams

Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out an death's the other.

The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.

Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.

To be free is to have achieved your life.

All good art is an indiscretion.

Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is.

When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it w... -Tennessee Williams

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

Luck is believing you're lucky.

Discovering the context

This quote implies that one's perception and belief in luck can influence their experiences. It suggests that having a positive mindset and believing in one's own luck can create opportunities and favorable outcomes.

In memory everything seems to happen to music.

Discovering the context

The quote reflects on the nostalgic association between music and memories, where past events and experiences are often vividly recalled and linked to specific musical elements.

Success and failure are equally disastrous.

Tennessee Williams Quotes

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