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Famous Truman Capote Quotes
“Some prisons don't allow guitar because the strings can be detached and used as weapons.”
“When I'm writing, I never write more than four hours a day.”
“That's all a writer has to write about - what he sees and hears and what not.”
“One always likes one's latest book best. That's a natural feeling.”
“Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.”
“I've never worked for a newspaper. I've had some very bad reviews in newspapers.”
“A beautiful day with the buoyancy of a bird.”
“[L]ove, having no geography, knows no boundaries.”
“But I'm not a saint yet. I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius.”
“think of nothing things think of wind”
“Those fellows, they're always crying over killers. Never a thought for the victims.”
“It may be normal, darling; but I'd rather be natural.”
“There is no shame — having a dirty face — the shame comes when you keep it dirty.”
“It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of your IQ every year.”
“I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together.”