Death Quotes by Truman Capote

11 Death quotes by Truman Capote

Truman Capote's eleven reflections on death carry the lyrical, evocative tone that defined his prose. Though brief, each line offers a poignant glimpse into his nuanced view of life's final chapter, making this a succinct yet resonant collection.

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“Aside from all else, there is some truth in that; clocks indeed must have their sacrifice: what is death but an offering…

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Clocks indeed must have their sacrifice: what is death but an offering to time and eternity?

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[C]locks indeed must have thier sacrifice: what is death but an offering to time and eternity?

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When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas. , Answered Prayers (Unspoiled Monsters).

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“Duntz asked Smith, 'Added up, how much money did you get from the Cutters?' 'Between forty and fifty dollars.”

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“[F]or us, death is stronger than life, it pulls like a wind through the dark, all our cries burlesqued in joyless laugther;…

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“Once a thing is set to happen, all you can do is hope it won't. Or will-depending. As long as you live,…

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“Old women beat their heads against the walls, moaning men prostrated themselves: it was the art of sorrow, and those who best…

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[Y]outh is hardly human: it can't be, for the young never believe they will die...especially would they never believe that death comes,…

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But we are alone, darling child, terribly, isolated each from the other; so fierce is the world's ridicule we cannot speak or…

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When the prisoner is brought down from Death Row he steps from the elevator directly into a "holding" room that adjoins the…

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I've never worked for a newspaper. I've had some very bad reviews in newspapers.

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But, my dear, so few things are fulfilled: what are most lives but a series of incompleted episodes? 'We work in the dark, we…

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“…she, glittery voyager of secure destination,  steamed down the harbor with whistles whistling and confetti in the air.”

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“Because it's indeed difficult to portray, in any meaningful depth, another being, his appearance, speech, mentality, without to some degree, and often for quite…

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