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

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 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.

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

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

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...

All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

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's not writing, that's typing.

That's not writing, that's typing.

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).

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

I can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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....

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...