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Meaning
The quote says that personal isolation and self-centeredness can be a kind of suffering. It suggests that relief comes from putting aside the self and showing deep empathy for someone else. In other words, connection and compassion are presented as the way out of misery.
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Originally said in English.
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About Tennessee Williams
American playwright and screenwriter, 20th century
Tennessee Williams was an American playwright and screenwriter of the 20th century. Thomas Lanier Williams III, he is widely regarded alongside Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller as one of the three leading figures in American drama. He wrote for both the stage and the screen, and his name is most closely tied to modern American theater. His reputation rests on the enduring place his plays hold in the canon of 20th-century drama.
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Books by Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire
1947
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1955
The Glass Menagerie
1945
Memoirs
2006
The Rose Tattoo
1950