I've got something inside of me, peasantlike and stubborn, and I'm in it till the end of the race.
Truman CapoteNever demean yourself by talking back to a critic, never. Write those letters to the editor in your head, but don't put them on paper.
Truman CapoteYou know the days when you get the mean reds? Paul Varjak: The mean reds. You mean like the blues? Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because youโre getting fat, and maybe itโs been raining too long. Youโre just sad, thatโs all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly youโre afraid, and you donโt know what youโre afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?
Truman Capote