“Like every fiction, Holly Golightly was a composite of multiple nonfictions.” — Sam Wasson Copy Share Image
“They've had the old clap-yo'-hands so many times it amounts to applause.” — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s. — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot". ~Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1958, spoken by the character Holly Golightly — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“We don't want to make a movie about a hooker," he assured her, "we want to make a movie about a dreamer… — Sam Wasson Copy Share Image
“You know those days when you get the mean reds?" "Same as the blues?" "No," she said slowly. "No, the blues are… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I don't mean I'd mind being rich and famous. That's very much on my schedule, and someday I'll try to get around… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“We just sort of of took up by the river one day, we don't belong to each other : he's an independent,… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“We named the bar The Bar. "People will think we're ironic instead of creatively bankrupt," my sister reasoned. Yes, we thought we… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-You-Are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and… — George Axelrod Copy Share Image
“I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn't being pious. Just practical.” — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
I knew damn well I would never be a movie star. It's too hard; and if you are intelligent, it's too embarrassing.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
