Share this page: I didn't go to the moon, I went much further -- for time is the longest distance between two places. -- The Glass Menagerie (1945), act 1 Turn that off! I won't be looked at in this merciless glare! -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), sc. 1 I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can stand a rude remark or a vulgar action. -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), sc. 3 BLANCHE: I don't want realism. MITCH: Naw, I guess not. BLANCHE: I'll tell you what I want. Magic! -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), sc. 9 I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), sc. 11 The only thing worse than a liar is a liar who is also a hypocrite! -- The Rose Tattoo (1951), act 3 It's a terrible thing for an old woman to outlive her dogs. -- Camino Real (1953), prologue Bohemia has no banner. It survives by discretion. -- Camino Real (1953), block 7 We have to distrust each other. It's our only defence against betrayal. -- Camino Real (1953), block 10 We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress. -- Camino Real (1953), block 12 You can be young without money but you can't be old without it. -- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), act 1 What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof? -- I wish I knew. .. Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can. -- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), act 1 BRICK: Well, they say nature hates a vacuum, Big Daddy. BIG DADDY: That's what they say, but sometimes I think that a vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with. -- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), act 2 We're all of us sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life! -- Orpheus Descending (1958), act 2, sc. 1 Share this page:

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