Thomas Lanier “Tennessee” Williams III (1911–83) was an American playwright, author of many stage classics. After years of obscurity, he became suddenly famous with The Glass Menagerie, closely reflecting his own unhappy family background. This heralded a string of successes, including A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Orpheus Descending, and Sweet Bird of Youth. His later work attempted a new style that did not appeal to audiences, and alcohol and drug dependence further inhibited his creative output.
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Don’t look forward to the day when you stop suffering. Because when it comes, you’ll know you’re dead.
—Tennessee Williams
Topics: Difficulties, Adversity
Every artist has a basic premise pervading his whole life, and that premise can provide the impulse to everything he creates. For me the dominating premise has been the need for understanding and tenderness and fortitude among individuals trapped by circumstance.
—Tennessee Williams
All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.
—Tennessee Williams
High station in life is earned by the gallantry with
which appalling experiences are survived with grace.
—Tennessee Williams
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