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Truman Capote (Truman Streckfus Persons)

(1924 – 1984) Best known as Truman Capote. An American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and the true crime novel "In Cold Blood", which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced of his novels, stories and plays.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.

Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

I got this idea of doing a really serious big work-it would be precisely like a novel, with a single difference: Every word of it would be true from beginning to end.