Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town. - Truman Capote 2 Share Now -
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. - Truman Capote 5 Share Now -
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. - Truman Capote 6 Share Now -
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. - Truman Capote 7 Share Now -
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. - Truman Capote 8 Share Now -
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make. - Truman Capote 10 Share Now -
