I would have liked to have known Oscar Wilde because I think he must have been very amusing and entertaining.
Truman CapoteIntelligence alone can't make a good writer and style alone can't make a good writer - that is, not a really important or significant writer - but the two things together make a really good writer.
Truman CapoteWhat I do requires fantastic concentration... but you can't be totally alone, or you lose all contact with reality, so even when I'm engrossed and secluded, Jack Dunphy can be there. He's my oldest and best friend, and best critic too.
Truman CapoteDon't wanna sleep, don't wanna die, just wanna go a-travellin' through the pastures of the sky
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