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# Tennessee Williams - The Glass Menagerie

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##  Quotes by Tennessee Williams - The Glass Menagerie

> [“The apartment faces an alley and is entered by a fire-escape, a structure whose name is a touch of accidental poetic truth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tennessee-williams-the-glass-menagerie/the-apartment-faces-an-alley-and-is-entered-by-a-fire-escape-a/)

Tennessee Williams - The Glass Menagerie

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> [“Then all at once my sister touches my shoulder. I turn around and look into her eyes …Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tennessee-williams-the-glass-menagerie/then-all-at-once-my-sister-touches-my-shoulder-i-turn-around-and-look/)

Tennessee Williams - The Glass Menagerie

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