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

Quote by Truman Capote

Topics: Truman Capote Quotes

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...

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...

I can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

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.

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...

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

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

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

It isn't writing at all - it's typing

It isn't writing at all - it's typing

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...

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...

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 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.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit...

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit...

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered,...

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered,...