"But I'm not a saint yet. I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius."
— Truman Capote

"[L]ove, having no geography, knows no boundaries."
— Truman Capote

"All literature is gossip"
— Truman Capote

"Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools."
— Truman Capote

"There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion."
— Truman Capote

"More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones."
— Truman Capote (Answered Prayers: The Unfinished Novel)

"Fiction is the truth inside the lie."
— Truman Capote

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."
— Truman Capote

""..rain slowly slides down the glass as if the night is crying.""
— Patricia Cornwell (Trace)