Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity…

Tennessee Williams
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Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question. ✨ Tennessee Williams (1978). Where I Live: Selected Essays, p.113, New Directions Publishing
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