The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection.

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 I give a hoot about jewellery. Diamonds, yes. But it's tacky to wear diamonds before you're forty; and even that's risky.

there is only one unpardonable sin--deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.

Are there any writers on the literary scene whom I consider truly great? Yes: Truman Capote.

The average personality reshapes frequently, every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul - desirable or not, it is a natural thing that we should change. All right, here were two people who never would change. That is what Mildred Grossman had in common with Holly Golightly. They would never change because they'd been given their character too soon; which, like sudden riches, leads to a lack of proportion: the one had splurged herself into a top-heavy realist, the other a lopsided romantic.

Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town.

Everybody has to feel superior to somebody," she said. "But it's customary to present a little proof before you take the privilege.