When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.

Quote by Truman Capote

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

That's not writing, that's typing.

That's not writing, that's typing.

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...

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

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

I like to talk on TV about those things that aren't worth writing about.

I like to talk on TV about those things that aren't worth writing about.

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 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 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).

I can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

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

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

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Donâ€™t wish it were easier, wish you were better

Donâ€™t wish it were easier, wish you were better