When I think about how good my book could be, I can hardly breathe.

Quote by Truman Capote

Topics: Death Quotes, Depression Quotes, Humor Quotes, Suicide Quotes

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

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...

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

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

I can see every monster as they come in.

I can see every monster as they come in.

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 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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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....

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.

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,...