Truman Capote

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 conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

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

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.