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Giving Quotes by Truman Capote

13 Giving quotes by Truman Capote

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Capote’s observations on generosity carry his characteristic flair and keen observation. In this concise set, he juxtaposes the elegance of giving with the complexities of human desire, offering a literary snapshot that feels both intimate and incisive.

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Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.

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You can’t give your heart to a wild thing.

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It's bad enough in life to do without something YOU want; but confound it, what gets my goat is not being able…

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would you reach in the drawer there and give me my purse. A girl doesn't read this sort of thing without her…

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It should take you about four seconds to walk from here to the door. I'll give you two.

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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…

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But I know what I like.' She smiled, and et the cat drop to the floor. 'It's like Tiffany's,'she said. 'Not that…

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all his prayers of the past had been simple concrete requests: God, give me a bicycle, a knife with seven blades, a…

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The instant she saw the letter she squinted her eyes and bent her lips in a tough tiny smile that advanced her…

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All human life has its seasons and cycles, and no one's personal chaos can be permanent. Winter, after all, gives way to…

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Poor slob without a name. It's a little inconvenient, his not having a name. But I haven't the right to give him…

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I’ve tried that. I’ve tried aspirin, too. Rusty thinks I should smoke marijuana, and I did for a while, but it only…

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Never love a wild thing, Mr. Bell,’ Holly advised him. ‘That was Doc’s mistake. He was always lugging home wild things. A…

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“You can beat your brains out for her, and she’ll hand you horseshit on a platter.”

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“The walls of the cell fell away, the sky came down, I saw the big yellow bird.”

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“Don't wanna ride on the devil's side...just wanna ride with you”

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Wrinkles and bones, white hair and diamonds: I can't wait.

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You can't blame a writer for what the characters say.

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There is really no practical help that one can offer; it is a matter of self-discovery, of one's own convictions, or working with one's…

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“...Narcissus was so egotist...he was merely another of us who, in our unshatterable isolation, recognized, on seeing his reflection, the beautiful comrade, the only…

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“Is it - I'm not certain - possible to love someone if your first interest is the use you can make of him? Doesn't…

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One of the most difficult things in writing a novel or anything at all is to choose the point of view from which it's…

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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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