I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s.
Truman CapoteRead
I will say only that all a writer has to work with is the material he has gathered as the result of his own endeavor and observations, and he cannot be denied the right to use it. Condemn, but not deny.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Writers must utilize their own experiences and observations in their works, and they have the right to do so despite criticism.
In this quote, Truman Capote emphasizes the importance of personal experience and observation in the creative process of writing. He acknowledges that a writer's material is intrinsically linked to their own endeavors, suggesting that creators should be allowed to express themselves based on the insights they've gathered throughout their lives, even if some may disapprove of their methods or themes.
Themes
WritingExperienceCreativitySelf-ExpressionObservations
In practice
Example use cases
During a writing workshop, to encourage participants to draw from their life experiences.
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.
Truman CapoteRead
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.
Truman CapoteRead
The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
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