Truman Capote

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Quote	Categories	Rating
"I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true."	Honesty, Truth
"It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of your IQ every year."	Intelligence, Time
"To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make."	Excellence, Music, Writing
"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."	Attitude, Darkness, Knowledge
"The true beloveds of this world are in their lover's eyes lilacs opening, ship lights, school bells, a landscape, remembered conversations, friends, a child's Sunday, lost voices, one's favorite suit, autumn and all seasons, memory, yes, it being the earth and water of existence, memory."	Art, Darkness, Education
"Life is moderately good play with a badly written third act."	Evil, Good, Life
"Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools."	Age, Knowledge, Men
"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."	Failure, Men, Success

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