All Truman Capote Quotes
- You can't blame a writer for what the characters say. Blame
- The average personality reshapes frequently, every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul - desirable or not, it is a natural thing that… All
- Good luck and believe me, dearest Doc - it's better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just… Believe
- Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning, spring. April
- I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn't being pious. Just practical. Cancer may cool you, but the other's sure to. Cancer
- She sounds the way bananas taste. Bananas
- What we want most is to be held...and told..that everything (everything is a funny thing, is baby milk and papa's eyes, is roaring logs on… Afraid
- there is only one unpardonable sin--deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven. All
- you got to want it to be good, and I don't want it. Good
- Everybody has to feel superior to somebody," she said. "But it's customary to present a little proof before you take the privilege. Customary
- She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a Flamingo. Alice
- There’s got to be something wrong with us. To do what we did. Funny
- we don't belong to each other: he's an independent, and so am I. Belong
- You know the days when you get the mean reds? Paul Varjak: The mean reds. You mean like the blues? Holly Golightly: No. The blues… Afraid
- Poor slob without a name. It's a little inconvenient, his not having a name. But I haven't the right to give him one: he'll have… Belong
- Just remember: If one bird carried every grain of sand, grain by grain, across the ocean, by the time he got them all on the… Across
- We all, sometimes, leave each other there under the skies, and we never understand why. All
- Wrinkles and bones, white hair and diamonds: I can't wait. Bones
- I told you: you can make yourself love anybody. Anybody
- Dizzy with excitement is no mere phrase. Dizzy
- It should take you about four seconds to walk from here to the door. I'll give you two. Door
- Lively, too. Talky as a jaybird. With something smart to say on every subject: better than the radio. Better
- Reading dreams. That's what started her walking down the road. Every day she'd walk a little further: a mile, and come home. Two miles, and… Come Home
- You're wonderful. Unique. I love you. Inspirational
- My yardstick is how somebody treats me. Inspirational