Truman Capote

Truman Capote, born Truman Streckfus Persons (30 September, 1924 – 25 August, 1984), was an American writer, whose works include Breakfast at Tiffany's with the character Holly Golightly.

Found 8 thoughts of Truman Capote

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.

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

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.

Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.

All literature is gossip.

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

In California everyone goes to a therapist, is a therapist, or is a therapist going to a therapist.