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Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painti

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

Other quotes by Truman Capote

Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You cant have too many friends because then youre just not really friends. – Truman Capote

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Friendship
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Champagne does have one regular drawback: swilled as a regular thing a certain sourness settles in the tummy, and the result is permanent bad breath. Really incurable. – Truman Capote

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Drinking
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A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. Thats why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet. – Truman Capote

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good
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I didnt think it was fair to my music to label me as the daughter of somebody – I didnt think it described me very well and I didnt think it had anything to do with my music. – Norah Jones

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Im just lucky because my kids are grown-up – I love them, very proud of them, and we are in close contact as big-time friends, but they dont need me that much now and I can actually enjoy this wonderful world of music. – Robert Plant

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I like all kinds of music. I listen to Abigail Washburn, the Punch Brothers, and Marc Johnson, the great clawhammer player. I also listen a lot to Sirius Radio, theres a lot of bluegrass there. – Steve Martin

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I sing a mixture of everything from opera, folk music, Broadway. Its a mix of things. – Katherine Jenkins

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There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited. – Sun Tzu

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I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palmas best movies. – Lawrence Kasdan

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