“Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or mu…” — Truman Capote

The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.

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

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.

My major regret in life is that my childhood was unnecessarily lonely.