I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.
TRUMAN CAPOTEFinishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.
More Truman Capote Quotes
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And in this moment, like a swift intake of breath, the rain came.
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Anticipation is anxiety. I have always had a very extreme anxiety thing.
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You can’t give your heart to a wild thing.
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There is only one unpardonable sin–deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.
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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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Really being friends is the most important part, I think, of any relationship.
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Home is where you feel at home. I’m still looking.
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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 luck and believe me, dearest Doc – it’s better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear.
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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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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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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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The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
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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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