Cat on a hot tin roof Quote by Tennessee Williams Download Open image “Liquor is one way out an’ death’s the other.” — Tennessee Williams ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cat on a hot tin roof Death Inspirational Liquor Love Mendacity One way Way
“Liquor can be the dogmaless version of flagellation in this way. It can be self-punitive and self-restorative. Liquor is how a man reminds himself… — A.J. Smith Copy Share Image
Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out an death's the other. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mendacity is a system that we live in," declares Brick. "Liquor is one way out an'death's the other. — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
Liquor is the kiss of the angels as well as the curse of the devil. It can conceal but also can reveal — Thrity Umrigar Copy Share Image
Liquor is the chloroform which enables the poor man to endure the painful operation of living. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Death: "THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN THE WORLD THAN ALCOHOL, ALBERT." Albert: "Oh, yes, sir. But alcohol sort of compensates for not getting them. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Alcohol was for people who basically wished to be dead but lacked the courage to kill themselves. — MacDonald Harris Copy Share Image
Liquor is not a necessity. It is a means of momentarily sidestepping necessity. — Clifton Fadiman Copy Share Image
“The rest of the family tree had a root system soggy with alcohol... One aunt had fallen asleep with her face in the mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving dinner; another's fondness for Coors was so unwavering that I can still remember the musky smell of the beer and the coldness of the cans. Most of the men drank the way all… — Gail Caldwell Copy Share
These are the intensities that one cannot live with, that he has to outgrow if he wants to survive. But who can help grieving… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
“Well, you better look out. They got a new bureau in the guvamint files. It’s called U.W. Stands for Useless Wimmen. Tha’s secret plans… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
People go to the movies instead of moving. Hollywood characters are supposed to have all the adventures for everybody in America, while everybody in… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
They chatter together like birds on Cypress Hill, but all they say is 'Live, live, live, live, live!' It's all they've learned, it's the… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
You take it for granted that I am in something that I want to get out of. — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
I respect a person that has had to fight and howl for his decency. — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going. — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine, is only a pretense. — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
I cannot write any sort of story unless there is at least one character in it for whom I have physical desire. — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
I know so well what becomes of unmarried women who aren't prepared to occupy a position. I've seen such pitiful cases in the South… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
People like to do what they used to do after they've stopped being able to do it. — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
While you might see a cat on a hot tin roof, a dog on a hot tin roof would be yowling its head off. — Bruce Fogle Copy Share Image
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… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
Oh you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
Switch clicking off in my head, turning the hot light off and the cool night on and — [He looks up, smiling sadly.] —… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
The human animal is a beast that eventually has to die. If he's got money, he buys and he buys and he buys. The… — Burl Ives Copy Share Image
When I was a kid I used to go to the movies, double features in outdoor theaters, and my parents used to take us… — Michael Biehn Copy Share Image
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