Truman Capote on Writing

“Never demean yourself by talking back to a critic, never. Write those letters to the editor in your head, but don't put them on paper.”

More from Truman Capote

“Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.”

“I also write the last paragraph or page of a story first. That way I always know what I'm working towards.”

“When I'm writing, I never write more than four hours a day.”

“When I am writing, I try to do it five hours a day but I spend about two of those just fooling around.”

“That's all a writer has to write about - what he sees and hears and what not.”

Back to All Quotes