Past certain ages or certain wisdoms it is very difficult to look with wonder; it is best done when one is a child; after that, and if you are lucky, you will find a bridge of childhood and walk across it.
TRUMAN CAPOTEGood luck and believe me, dearest Doc – it’s better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear.
More Truman Capote Quotes
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The enemy was anyone who was someone he wanted to be or who had anything he wanted to have.
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The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
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There were hints of sunrise on the rim of the sky, yet it was still dark, and the traces of morning color were like goldfish swimming in ink.
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Personally, I rather think that if you’re not creative you’ve got a problem on your hands. If you are creative you’ve got a double problem.
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And in this moment, like a swift intake of breath, the rain came.
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In my garden, after a rainfall, you can faintly, yes, hear the breaking of new blooms.
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There is only one unpardonable sin–deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.
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One of the most difficult things in writing a novel or anything at all is to choose the point of view from which it’s going to be told.
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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
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Most people don’t find their creativity. There are more unsung geniuses that don’t even know they have great talent.
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A work of art is one of mystery, the one extreme magic; everything else is either arithmetic or biology.
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Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning, spring.
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The most dangerous thing in the world is to make a friend of an Englishman, because he’ll come sleep in your closet rather than spend 10 shillings on a hotel.
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The good thing about masturbation is that you don’t have to get dressed up for it.
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Good luck and believe me, dearest Doc – it’s better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear.
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