Time rushes toward us with its hospital tray of infinitely varied narcotics, even while it is preparing us for its inevitably fatal operation.

Tennessee Williams

The Timeless World of a Play

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Relentlessness of time

Author

Tennessee Williams

Source

The Timeless World of a Play The New York Times

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Williams, Tennessee. "The Timeless World of a Play." The New York Times, 14 Mar. 1951.

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