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.
TRUMAN CAPOTEThe problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection.
More Truman Capote Quotes
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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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I thought of the future, and spoke of the past.
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The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
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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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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
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The better the actor, the more stupid he is.
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There is only one unpardonable sin–deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.
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Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.
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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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How do I look so young? Quite simple: a complete vegetable diet, 12 hours sleep a night, and lots and lots of make-up.
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Good writing is rewriting.
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Home is where you feel at home. I’m still looking.
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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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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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To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music that words make.
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