Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am …

Tennessee Williams
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Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion. ✨ Tennessee Williams (1999). The Glass Menagerie, p.4, New Directions Publishing
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Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion. ✨ Tennessee Williams (1999). The Glass Menagerie, p.4, New Directions Publishing

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