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I wish you were my sister. I'd teach you to have some confidence in yourself. The different people are not like other people, but being different is nothing to be ashamed of. Because other people are not such wonderful people. They're one hundred times one thousand. You're one times one! They walk all over the earth. You just stay here. They're common as - weeds, but - you - well, you're - Blue Roses!

Tennessee Williams#21

BelongingComparisonConfidenceIndividualitySelf worthUniqueness

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker urges the listener to embrace their uniqueness and avoid shame about being different, noting that common people lack the listener's special quality.
In plain terms
Be confident in yourself because being different is good and you are special unlike common people.
What can you take from it?
Embrace your unique qualities without shame.

Where it applies

  • personal growth conversations
  • encouraging a friend
  • self-reflection moments

Putting it to work

  • affirm personal strengths
  • challenge shame about differences
  • support unique individuals

Questions to consider

  • How do you define your unique value?
  • When did you feel ashamed of being different?

Another view

The quote romanticizes isolation and implies common people are worthless.

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