Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, …

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Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one's own character to himself. ✨ Tennessee Williams, John S. Bak (2009). New Selected Essays: Where I Live, p.77, New Directions Publishing
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