“For nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your candles, Laura -- and so goodbye. . . .”
― The Glass Menagerie
― The Glass Menagerie
“What on earth can you do on this earth but catch at whatever comes near you, with both your fingers, until your fingers are broken?”
― Orpheus Descending
― Orpheus Descending
“I suppose I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person. But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really.”
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“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”
― A Streetcar Named Desire
― A Streetcar Named Desire
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