I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s.
Truman CapoteRead
Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the emotional pain and sense of loss that can accompany the completion of a creative work.
Truman Capote expresses a profound sentiment regarding the process of finishing a book, suggesting that it is akin to the heartbreaking act of taking a cherished child and ending their life. This analogy reveals the deep emotional investment and attachment that authors feel toward their creations, likening the act of completion to a form of tragic loss, as the writer must let go of their work, leaving behind a part of themselves.
Themes
FinishingBookLossCreationAttachment
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech at a literary event, one could quote Capote to discuss the emotional impact of writing.
More from Truman Capote
All quotes →All writing, all art, is an act of faith. If one tries to contribute to human understanding, how can that be called decadent? It's like saying a declaration of love is an act of decadence. Any work of art, provide it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love.
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No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped me right down to the marrow of my bones. It nearly killed me. I think, in a way, it did kill me.
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Hot weather opens the skull of a city, exposing its white brain, and its heart of nerves, which sizzle like the wires inside a lightbulb. And there exudes a sour extra-human smell that makes the very stone seem flesh-alive, webbed and pulsing.
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I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together.
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The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
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