Truman Capote

Finishing a book...

Finishing a book...

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the yard and shot it.

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To me, the...

To me, the...

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words...

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Writing has laws...

Writing has laws...

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them,...

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Failure is the...

Failure is the...

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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I don't care...

I don't care...

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

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Finishing a book...

Finishing a book...

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the yard and shot it.

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To me, the...

To me, the...

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words...

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Writing has laws...

Writing has laws...

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them,...

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Failure is the...

Failure is the...

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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I don't care...

I don't care...

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

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It's a scientific...

It's a scientific...

It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California, you lose one point of IQ every...

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My major regret...

My major regret...

My major regret in life is that my childhood was unnecessarily lonely.

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Life is a...

Life is a...

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.

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Talent is a...

Talent is a...

Talent is a valued tormentor.

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Fame is only...

Fame is only...

Fame is only good for one thing -- they will cash your check in a small town.

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I am always...

I am always...

I am always drawn back to places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods.

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All literature is...

All literature is...

All literature is gossip.

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I like to...

I like to...

I like to talk on TV about those things that aren't worth writing about.

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I believe more...

I believe more...

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

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Greatness consists in...

Greatness consists in...

Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.

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