Truman Capote
Truman Capote
Truman Garcia Capotewas an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany'sand the true crime novel In Cold Blood, which he labeled a "nonfiction novel". At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced of Capote novels, stories, and plays...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 September 1924
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
Just remember: If one bird carried every grain of sand, grain by grain, across the ocean, by the time he got them all on the other side, that would only be the beginning of eternity.
There were hints of sunrise on the rim of the sky, yet it was still dark, and the traces of morning color were like goldfish swimming in ink.
Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.
Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.
My father was quite an attractive guy. He was very intelligent and very amusing. I didn't like him. He was always very nice to me but I just didn't like him.
I prefer to underwrite. Simple, clear as a country creek.
Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.
Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.
I'll pay you a million dollars if you tell your life story for true.
Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town.
I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.
That's not writing, that's typing
I hated Hemingway. I liked Faulkner but he was a bore.
I like to talk on TV about those things that aren't worth writing about.