Truman Capote

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That’s why there are so few good…

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act…

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor…

Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You…

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner…

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music…

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