Tennessee Williams - Byron: The luxuries of this place have made me soft....

Byron: The luxuries of this place have made me soft. The metal point's gone from my pen, there's nothing left but the feather. Gutman: That may be true. But what can you do about it?Byron: Make a departure. Gutman: From yourself?Byron: From my present self to myself as I used to be!Gutman: That's the furthest departure a man could make!

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Byron: The luxuries of this place have made me soft. The metal point's gone from my pen, there's nothing left but the feather. Gutman: That may be true. But what can you do about it?Byron: Make a departure. Gutman: From yourself?Byron: From my present self to myself as I used to be!Gutman: That's the furthest departure a man could make! Tennessee Williams
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