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Quote by Truman Capote
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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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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Theres people making babies to my music. Thats nice. – Barry White

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I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind. – Robert Fulghum

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I was never too keen on the British music press. Theyve called us a supermarket hype, and they used to suggest that we didnt write our own songs. – Freddie Mercury

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The problem for me, still today, is that I write purely with one dramatic structure and that is the rite of passage. Im not really skilled in any other. Rock and roll itself can be described as music to accompany the rite of passage. – Pete Townshend

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