I thought of the future, and spoke of the past.
TRUMAN CAPOTEIf 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.
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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Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning, spring.
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A boy has to peddle his book.
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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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I prefer to underwrite. Simple, clear as a country creek.
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You can’t blame a writer for what the characters say.
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You can’t give your heart to a wild thing.
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The better the actor, the more stupid he is.
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Good writing is rewriting.
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Really being friends is the most important part, I think, of any relationship.
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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.
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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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Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.
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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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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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