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

Quote by Truman Capote

Topics: Truman Capote Quotes

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...

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...

All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

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.

I can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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....

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

Having a sarcastic conversation with yourself when people are ignoring you.

Having a sarcastic conversation with yourself when people are ignoring you.

That annoying moment when you insult a guy and they have the nerve to copy...

That annoying moment when you insult a guy and they have the nerve to copy...