by Truman Capote » Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:30 am
"Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act."
"When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely."
"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."
"The better the actor the more stupid he is".
"When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas".
"I like to talk on TV about those things that aren't worth writing about."
"Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way."
"The true beloveds of this world are in their lover's eyes lilacs opening, ship lights, school bells, a landscape, remembered conversations, friends, a child's Sunday, lost voices, one's favorite suit, autumn and all seasons, memory, yes, it being the earth and water of existence, memory."
-Truman Capote