Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

Quote by Truman Capote

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

I don't want to say it's doomsday, but it's an extreme risk.

I don't want to say it's doomsday, but it's an extreme risk.

This was very, very scary, doomsday legislation for business. When the House bill passed, I...

This was very, very scary, doomsday legislation for business. When the House bill passed, I...

Whenever I happen to be in a city of any size, I marvel that riots...

Whenever I happen to be in a city of any size, I marvel that riots...