It’s better to look at the sky than live there.
TRUMAN CAPOTEI believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.
More Truman Capote Quotes
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The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection.
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I just live one day at a time. That’s my new theory in life.
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The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
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Imagination, of course, can open any door – turn the key and let terror walk right in.
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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.
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The brain may take advice, but not the heart, and love, having no geography, knows no boundaries: weight and sink it deep, no matter, it will rise and find the surface.
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I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.
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Most secrets should never be told, but especially those that are more menacing to the listener than to the teller.
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Most people who become suddenly famous overnight will find that they lose practically eighty percent of their friends. Your old friends just can’t stand it for some reason.
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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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Good writing is rewriting.
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If there is no mystery, for the artist, to solve inside of his art, then there’s no point in it….for me, every act of the art of solving a mystery.
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Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.
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And in this moment, like a swift intake of breath, the rain came.
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I always write the end of everything first. I always write the last chapters of my books before I write the beginning. Then I go back to the beginning. I mean, it’s always nice to know where you’re going is my theory.
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