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> [His theory was that non-fiction could be as artful as fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-clarke/his-theory-was-that-non-fiction-could-be-as-artful-as-fiction/)

[Gerald Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-clarke/)

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> [Before Truman Capote, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-clarke/before-truman-capote-journalism-and-non-fiction-weren-t-taken-very/)

[Gerald Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-clarke/)

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> [Before Truman, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-clarke/before-truman-journalism-and-non-fiction-weren-t-taken-very-seriously/)

[Gerald Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-clarke/)

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## More by Gerald Clarke

> [His theory was that non-fiction could be as artful as fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-clarke/his-theory-was-that-non-fiction-could-be-as-artful-as-fiction/)

[Gerald Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-clarke/)

> [In the writing of memoirs, as in the production of shows, too much caution causes the audience to nod and think of other channels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-clarke/in-the-writing-of-memoirs-as-in-the-production-of-shows-too-much/)

[Gerald Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-clarke/)

> [Before Truman Capote, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-clarke/before-truman-capote-journalism-and-non-fiction-weren-t-taken-very/)

[Gerald Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-clarke/)

> [Before Truman, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-clarke/before-truman-journalism-and-non-fiction-weren-t-taken-very-seriously/)

[Gerald Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-clarke/)

> [I don't think Capote loved Smith. But he did make a deep connection. It upset some people, because that had never been the approach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-clarke/i-don-t-think-capote-loved-smith-but-he-did-make-a-deep-connection-it/)

[Gerald Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-clarke/)

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