To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.
Truman Capote

I can see every monster as they come in.
Truman Capote

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.
Truman Capote

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

That isn't writing at all, it's typing.
Truman Capote

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.
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

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.
Truman Capote