A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That’s why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.
TRUMAN CAPOTETo me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music that words make.
More Truman Capote Quotes
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You can’t give your heart to a wild thing.
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I prefer to underwrite. Simple, clear as a country creek.
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The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
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Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.
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Home is where you feel at home. I’m still looking.
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It is very seldom that a person loves anyone they cannot in some way envy.
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Sometimes when I think how good my book can be, I can hardly breathe.
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I thought of the future, and spoke of the past.
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There is only one unpardonable sin–deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.
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Everybody has to feel superior to somebody,” she said. “But it’s customary to present a little proof before you take the privilege.
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It’s better to look at the sky than live there.
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Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.
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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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The good thing about masturbation is that you don’t have to get dressed up for it.
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Anticipation is anxiety. I have always had a very extreme anxiety thing.
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