Dumb Lines

The play "A Street Car Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams contains one of the dumbest lines ever spoken by a character in a modern play.

Mitch confronts Blanche with the stories he has heard about her past. Blanche, in desperation, opens herself up completely to Mitch, stripping herself bear, in a final attempt to survive.

Blanche has nothing left, but the truth.

Here are two lonely people who desperately need each other and have a chance to be happy.

If?

Mitch can say it doesn't matter.

He does not, he cannot, because of what Stanley has said and what his buddies will say. Plus, there is Mitch's mother and everyone else. Mitch, like Blanche is trapped. Of all the things that Mitch could have said, should have said, he says,

"You lied to me!"

BUT — Blanche just told Mitch the stark truth.

Mitch missed his chance to be what he could become and what Blanche hopes he is.

Didn't someone once say something about throwing stones, when another woman was facing her doom.

When Blanche leaves, she takes a piece of Mitch with her. Mitch has missed his chance and is back to being just one of the boys.

What is the dumbest line that you have said?

Carpe Diem,
Carl