No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped me right down to the marrow of my bones. It nearly killed me. I think, in a way, it did kill me.

Quote by Truman Capote

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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,...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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