Truman Capote Quotes

American - Novelist | September 30, 1924 - August 25, 1984

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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GoodConversationMeetWhyTwo

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.

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MusicWordsMeWritingPleasure

Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.

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FriendshipFriendsYouPrettyJust

That isn't writing at all, it's typing.

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WritingTyping

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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SuccessFailureFlavorGives

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

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TallWellJustShotgunAboutNoisy

My major regret in life is that my childhood was unnecessarily lonely.

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LifeChildhoodRegretLonelyMajor

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

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MeCareLongTrueAnybodySays

Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.

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TravelEatingChocolateGoBoxLike

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

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ToneReplyMaliceHisQuietness

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

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CommunicationBelieveI BelieveMore

Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town.

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GoodSmallSmall TownFameWill

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