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Time doesn't take away from true friendship, nor does separation.
Tennessee Williams
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Tennessee Williams
Age: 70 †
Born: 1914
Born: March 26
Died: 1985
Died: February 25
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Columbus
Mississippi
Thomas Lanier Williams III
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Openings come quickly, sometimes, like blue space in running clouds. A complete overcast, then a blaze of light.
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Go, then! Go to the moon-you selfish dreamer!
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