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

Truman Capote

Most secrets should never be told, but especially those that are more menacing to the listener than to the teller.
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Listening Secret Trouble
You can’t give your heart to a wild thing.
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Heart Wild Yourself
The good thing about masturbation is that you don’t have to get dressed up for it.
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Appearance Clothes Funny Goodness Sex Yourself
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.
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Conversation Goodness Intelligence Scarcity Talk
Sometimes when I think how good my book can be, I can hardly breathe.
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Book Breathe Goodness Hard Myself Thinking
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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Evidence Feeling Present Privilege
Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.
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Confidence Yourself
Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.
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Born Law Learning Music Painting Perspective Writing Yourself
It may be normal, darling; but I’d rather be natural.
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Choice Myself Natural Normal Ordinary
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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Beginning Book End Myself Theory Writing
A man who doesn’t dream is like a man who doesn’t sweat. He stores up a lot of poison.
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Dreams Man Poison Store
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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Advice Boundary Brain Heart Love Rise Surface Weight
The brain may take advice, but not the heart.
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Advice Brain Heart
You can’t blame a writer for what the characters say.
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Blame Character Talk Writing
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
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Failure Flavor Inspirational Motivational Perspective Success
There is only one unpardonable sin–deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.
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Cruelty Forgiveness Mistake Sin

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

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