I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s.
Truman CapoteRead
I've tried to believe, but I don't, I can't, and there's no use pretending.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a struggle with belief and authenticity, highlighting the futility of pretending.
Truman Capote's quote encapsulates the internal conflict of wanting to believe in something but ultimately failing to do so. This struggle can be a source of pain, as the individual recognizes the dissonance between their desires and their true feelings, leading to a refusal to engage in pretense, which can be a crucial moment of genuine self-awareness.
Themes
BeliefAuthenticityPretendingSelf-AwarenessTruth
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about personal integrity, one might use this quote to highlight the importance of being true to oneself.
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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