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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

That's not writing, that's typing.

That's not writing, that's typing.

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.

All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

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'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...

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,...

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).

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

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

I can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

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...

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

Whenever I want a really nice meal, I start dating again.

Whenever I want a really nice meal, I start dating again.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are only three ages for women in Hollywood - Babe, District Attorney, and Driving...

There are only three ages for women in Hollywood - Babe, District Attorney, and Driving...