Before Truman Capote, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes capote fiction journalism
His theory was that non-fiction could be as artful as fiction. Gerald Clarke artfulfictiontheory Change image and share on social
I don't think Capote loved Smith. But he did make a deep connection. It upset some people, because that had never been the approach to journalistic crime writing, to look into the mind of the killer. Gerald Clarke approachcapoteconnection Change image and share on social
In the writing of memoirs, as in the production of shows, too much caution causes the audience to nod and think of other channels. Gerald Clarke audiencecautionchannel Change image and share on social
If you've done a bit of journalism, everyone assumes you must be moving into PR. We're absolutely not becoming a PR agency and we're not turning into Brunswick. We will remain SRU, but we will be owned by the Brunswick Group. It's quite different. Peter York absolutelyagencyassume share on social
My dream dinner party guests would be Ethel Kennedy, Truman Capote and Hunter S. Thompson. Dylan Penn capotedinnerdream Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
