I'm very scared, Buster. Yes, at last. Because it could go on forever.…

Truman Capote
207 citations
I'm very scared, Buster. Yes, at last. Because it could go on forever. Not knowing what's yours until you've thrown it away.
Politics
19

More Author Quotes

Norman Mailer thinks William Burroughs is a genius, which I think is ludicrous beyond words. I don't think William Burroughs has an ounce of talent. ✨ Lawrence Grobel, Truman Capote (1985). Conversat … ▶
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. ✨ Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). Truman Capote: Conversations, p.189, Univ. Press of Mississippi
I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true. ✨ Quoted in David Frost The Americans (1970),'When Does A Writer Become A Star'.
Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.
But it's Sunday, Mr. Bell. Clocks are slow on Sundays. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). Breakfast at Tiffany's, p.72, Vintage

I'm very scared, Buster. Yes, at last. Because it could go on forever. Not knowing what's yours until you've thrown it away.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes