"A good writer must have more than vin rose in his veins, use more than Chablis for ink."

-- Edward Abbey

#Rose Quotes #Veins Quotes #Ink Quotes

“The worst moment was when I was performing and I was about to sing, but I choked. I had a tickle in my throat and I started coughing, and I couldn't get the words out. It lasted for like thirty seconds, but I got over it, and luckily the crowd didn't seem to care.”
“A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat. He stores up a lot of poison.”

Source : Truman Capote (2012). “The Grass Harp”, p.98, Vintage
“Kids are truthful by nature.”
“Anybody who was in the military or a military family has a certain sensitivity to the separation. Everyone knows military wives have the hardest jobs. I was born into one. When I think back to those days, I didn't appreciate it then.”
“The talents of an artist, small or large, are God-given... They are a sacred trust.”
“When you look at a commodities market you need hedgers and speculators. If you don't have one, you don't have a market. That's how it works.”
“Mel thought real love was nothing less than spiritual love. He'd said he'd spent five years in a seminary before quitting to go to medical school. He said he still looked back on those years in the seminary as the most important years of his life.”
“You can't be afraid to do good in case evil results.”

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