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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No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped...

No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped...

My major regret in life is that my childhood was unnecessarily lonely.

My major regret in life is that my childhood was unnecessarily lonely.

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...

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

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

When I think about how good my book could be, I can hardly breathe.

When I think about how good my book could be, I can hardly breathe.

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged...

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged...

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).

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.

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.

I got this idea of doing a really serious big work-it would be precisely like...

I got this idea of doing a really serious big work-it would be precisely like...

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...

All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

It is the want to know the end that makes us believe in God, or...

It is the want to know the end that makes us believe in God, or...

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,...

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

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

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Success is a process, a quality of mind and way of being, an outgoing affirmation...

Success is a process, a quality of mind and way of being, an outgoing affirmation...

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be...

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be...