Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.

Quote by Truman Capote

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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...

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...

It's a scientific fact. For every year a person lives in Hollywood, they lose two...

It's a scientific fact. For every year a person lives in Hollywood, they lose two...

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

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

Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't...

Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't...

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....

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...

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

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

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

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...

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

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

All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

I like to talk on TV about those things that aren't worth writing about.

I like to talk on TV about those things that aren't worth writing about.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

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...

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,...