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

Quote by Truman Capote

Topics: Honor Quotes, Marriage Quotes

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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

It 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...

I can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

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...

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.

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...

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....

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

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

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.

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...

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.