Emmy

“Earth as we know it,” Tenn explained, “bears no relation to Miss Gish. Or I should say: she respects it only as a prop, something Mr. Griffith commissioned for her to act upon. It is not a spinning planet in the cosmos; it does not provide a home to other people making their way or finding a purpose. The Earth and all of its inhabitants and all of its resources are placed in a particular order so that the destiny of Lillian Gish can be realized.”
― James Grissom, Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog

“movies, sex, and food. “A trinity I would willfully worship today,” Tenn quipped.”
― James Grissom, Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog

“New Yorkers love the bigness -- the skyscrapers, the freedom, the lights. But they also love it when they can carve out some smallness for themselves. When the guy at the corner store knows which newspaper you want. When the barista has your order ready before you open your mouth. When you start to recognize the people in your orbit, and you know that, say, if you're waiting for the subway at eight fifteen on the dot, odds are the redhead with the red umbrella is going to be there too.”
― David Levithan, Invisibility

“When we can’t imagine understanding or loving a God or some other myth of support, we attach ourselves to artistic symbols: the lost soul; the waif; the abused artist. This is all utter nonsense. Get to work. Work hard and well. Your troubles are no one’s business but your own. Don’t be a Pharisee extolling yourself on the street—take it inside; use it; share it; overcome it.”
― James Grissom, Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog