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

Quote by Truman Capote

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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...

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 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.

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

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...

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...

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 can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

Even an attorney of moderate talent can postpone doomsday year after year, for the system...

Even an attorney of moderate talent can postpone doomsday year after year, for the system...

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.

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...

The zeal of friends it is that knocks me down, and not the hate of...

The zeal of friends it is that knocks me down, and not the hate of...

With true friends... even water drunk together is sweet enough.

With true friends... even water drunk together is sweet enough.