Truman Capote
failure condiment success flavor
“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
normal darling natural
“It may be normal, darling; but I'd rather be natural.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
confidence owe betray
“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
tears prayer unanswered
“More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
writer blame character
“You can't blame a writer for what the characters say.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
writing pleasure mean music words
“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
care anybody say true truth rumor
“I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
life moderate play bsdly written third act
“Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
book finish child shoot kill
“Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
dirty face shame keep
“It is no shame to have a dirty face- the shame comes when you keep it dirty.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)
young men old think fool know
“Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.”
― Truman Capote (1924-1984)