Link takes you to a note on Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta’s production of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. The play runs through Nov. 23rd. Catch it if you can.♥️ #theatricaloutfit, #glassmenagerie, #tenneseewilliams
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"If the writing is honest, it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it." --Unverified - Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) Possibly from an essay, “Where I Live” or “New Selected Essays” but no source can be found #writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #tenneseewilliams The above line (often attributed to Tennessee Williams with no verifiable source(s)) - “If the writing is honest, it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it” - argues that genuine writing bears the mark of its author. If your work is truthful, with your own voice, passion, and flaws, it will always carry your fingerprint. There’s no hiding behind style or mask; honest writing is inseparable from the writer’s essence. That means the internal life, the convictions, struggles, observations, seep into the page. When a reader senses authenticity, they feel the presence of a human mind behind the words. And when writing is less honest, too calculated, too distant, it feels hollow. Williams’s quote reminds writers: honesty is not only moral; it’s the power behind connection.
"If the writing is honest, it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it."
--Unverified - Tennessee Williams (1911-1983)
Possibly from an essay, “Where I Live” or “New Selected Essays” but no source can be found
#writerslift #authors #coffee #write #books #amwriting #quotes #tenneseewilliams
Leaning into this right now. #tenneseewilliams #savedbylove #loveforeachother #art #friendship #family
