The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
TRUMAN CAPOTEEverybody has to feel superior to somebody,” she said. “But it’s customary to present a little proof before you take the privilege.
More Truman Capote Quotes
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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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It is the want to know the end that makes us believe in God, or witchcraft, believe, at least, in something
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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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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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Have you never heard what the wise men say: all of the future exists in the past.
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I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.
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I remember things the way they should have been.
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The better the actor, the more stupid he is.
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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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Anticipation is anxiety. I have always had a very extreme anxiety thing.
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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
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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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There is only one unpardonable sin–deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.
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You can’t give your heart to a wild thing.
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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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