Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.
Truman Capote
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
Truman Capote
I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.
Truman Capote
A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.
Truman Capote
All literature is gossip.
Truman Capote
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.
Truman Capote
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.