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Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade, just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

— Truman Capote Truman Capote: Conversations (1987)

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It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of your IQ every year.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Truman Capote: Conversations (1987)

More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.

Never trust a nigger: their minds and hair are full of kinks in equal measure.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

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