“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”
~Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire
There are so many great quotes in literature. I chose this one because it’s been popping up in my head lately for a variety of reasons. I love how it perfectly captures the complexity of Tennessee Williams’ character Blanche DuBois — her charged sexuality, overwhelming loneliness, fear, longing, isolation, and clinging to shadows. My favorite Blanche DuBois is actress Vivien Leigh. What’s one of your favorite quotes from literature? I’d love to know!
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This is a good one – I love Vivien Leigh in this. It’s interesting to see her in such a different role from Scarlett O’Hara and she does an excellent job!
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I agree. She’s so well known as Scarlett O’Hara I think people forget she took on many other roles. Her personal life was also very dramatic.
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I don’t know a lot about her – I’ll have to read up on her.
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She went a little mad, unfortunately.
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I like “the lady doth protest too much me think”.
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Ah, yes, Shakespeare. So many great quotes from his work. Thanks for sharing!
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Hi Lisa, thanks for stopping by and commenting. I also look forward to checking out your blog. Have a great day!
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“Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war.”
Julius Caesar.
“You’re drunk Sir.”
“And you’re ugly Madam. But in the
morning, I shall be sober.”
Winston Churchill at a dinner party.
This is not literature, but I thought
it was a great quote.
“That’s a great catch, that Catch 22.”
Catch 22.
“Women are meant to be loved,
not understood.”
Oscar Wilde.
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I love these, Alan, especially the last one, and the Churchill quote is too funny! Thank you for sharing these!
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I have lots of quotes, but sadly, don’t remember them all exactly word for word. But I do like the way the dog in Peter Mayle’s A Dog’s Life describes chickens as “that happy combination of nourishment and sport.” And of course I like the “It’s a far, far better thing than I have ever done before” quote from A Tale of Two Cities, and more lines from Michael Bond’s Monsieur Pamplemousse series than I can possibly relate!
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Those poor chickens! 😊 You reminded me that I’ve never read A Tale of Two Cities. I’ll need to check it out. I always say I’m going to start a notebook to write down quotes I love from all the books I read, but I have yet to do it. Thanks for sharing, Ann!
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Great post! I love this quote and the play was just perfect 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by. I look forward to checking out your blog. Where did you see the play? I saw it performed at the Yale Rep Theatre a few years back and it was really well done (still love the Leigh and Brando film best though).
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen it performed live, but I really want to! I agree with you that the movie was amazing – one of my personal faves of all time actually! Marlon Brando was perfect and super dreamy in that movie, haha 🙂
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Vivien Leigh for me too.
Thanks for following sultanabun. I had no option but to follow back, given that we share a surmane. Well, it’s my husband’s name but mine now too and we have an O’ in the middle. Still, perhaps there is some reason you crossed my path. I don’t always ramble like this!
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Thanks for the follow back! Gorman is my husband’s surname, too. It also use to have an O in the middle, but for some reason it was dropped when his grandfather came over from Ireland.
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Who knows, we could be cousins by marriage. Small world, eh?
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It’s such a simple but heavy line. Brilliant quote!
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I agree. The best lines always are.
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