"There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go."
"Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching."
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Source: Tennessee Williams (1978). “Where I Live: Selected Essays”, p.113, New Directions Publishing
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