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.

Quote by Truman Capote

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It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of...

It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of...

I was eleven, then I was sixteen. Though no honors came my way, those were...

I was eleven, then I was sixteen. Though no honors came my way, those were...

Love is a chain of love as nature is a chain of life.

Love is a chain of love as nature is a chain of life.

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

That isn't writing at all, it's typing.

That isn't writing at all, it's typing.

It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of...

It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of...

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

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

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

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

Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a...

Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a...

Even an attorney of moderate talent can postpone doomsday year after year, for the system...

Even an attorney of moderate talent can postpone doomsday year after year, for the system...

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

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

I can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas. , Answered Prayers (Unspoiled Monsters).

When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas. , Answered Prayers (Unspoiled Monsters).

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

Sometimes when I think how good my book can be, I can hardly breathe.

Sometimes when I think how good my book can be, I can hardly breathe.

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

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

When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip...

When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip...

Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and,...

Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and,...