Sometimes when I think how good my book can be, I can hardly breathe.

Quote by Truman Capote

Topics: Truman Capote Quotes

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...

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

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...

That's not writing, that's typing.

That's not writing, that's typing.

I can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

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...

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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.

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

That isn't writing at all, it'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).

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...

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

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.

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....