Books · 1951
Snatching the eternal out of the desperately fleeting is the great magic trick of human existence.
— Tennessee Williams ‧ The Timeless World of Play
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker calls it the great magic trick of human life to seize something lasting from moments that vanish almost as soon as they arrive. The line treats memory, art or feeling as a kind of conjuring against time's rush.
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