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 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.
More Truman Capote Quotes
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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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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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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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The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection.
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I prefer to underwrite. Simple, clear as a country creek.
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The better the actor, the more stupid he is.
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A boy has to peddle his book.
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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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It is very seldom that a person loves anyone they cannot in some way envy.
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The enemy was anyone who was someone he wanted to be or who had anything he wanted to have.
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Anticipation is anxiety. I have always had a very extreme anxiety thing.
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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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And in this moment, like a swift intake of breath, the rain came.
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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
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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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