The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
TRUMAN CAPOTEA boy has to peddle his book.
More Truman Capote Quotes
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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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Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.
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Personally, I rather think that if you’re not creative you’ve got a problem on your hands. If you are creative you’ve got a double problem.
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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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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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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 better the actor, the more stupid he is.
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Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.
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Home is where you feel at home. I’m still looking.
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The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection.
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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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It may be normal, darling; but I’d rather be natural.
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It is very seldom that a person loves anyone they cannot in some way envy.
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I thought of the future, and spoke of the past.
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