I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire for authenticity and the simple pleasures that come with it.
Truman Capote's quote reflects a longing to maintain one's true self amidst the glamour and luxury symbolized by 'breakfast at Tiffany's'. It suggests that no matter the external circumstances or societal expectations, the essence of who we are should remain intact, highlighting the importance of self-identity and contentment in our daily lives.
In practice
This quote can inspire individuals during a motivational speech about self-acceptance.
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.
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.
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.
I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together.
The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
My yardstick is how somebody treats me.
We are as pieces of chess engaged in victory and defeat!
I wanted so much to have a life. Even just once, even for a second.
Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won't play, if it is too loose it hangs, the tension that produces the beautiful sound lies in the middle.
My life has been the polar opposite of safe, but I am proud of it and so is my son, and that is good enough for me. I would do it all over again without changing the beat, although I have never recommended it to others. That would be cruel and irresponsible and wrong, I think, and I am none of those things.
At twenty life was like wrestling an octopus. Every moment mattered. At thirty it was a walk in the country. Most of the time your mind was somewhere else. By the time you got to seventy, it was probably like watching snooker on the telly.
I'm not okay, you're not okay, and that's okay.
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