I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s.
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Great fury, like great whisky, requires long fermentation.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Great emotions, like fine whisky, need time to develop properly.
This quote by Truman Capote suggests that profound emotions or experiences, much like high-quality whisky, require time and patience to mature. It implies that impulsive reactions or raw feelings often lack depth and richness, and true understanding or expression comes only after careful consideration and time, highlighting the importance of patience in dealing with intense emotions.
Themes
FuryWhiskyFermentationPatienceEmotions
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational talk about emotional intelligence, one might use this quote to emphasize the need for patience in managing strong feelings.
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All quotes →All writing, all art, is an act of faith. If one tries to contribute to human understanding, how can that be called decadent? It's like saying a declaration of love is an act of decadence. Any work of art, provide it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love.
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No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped me right down to the marrow of my bones. It nearly killed me. I think, in a way, it did kill me.
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Hot weather opens the skull of a city, exposing its white brain, and its heart of nerves, which sizzle like the wires inside a lightbulb. And there exudes a sour extra-human smell that makes the very stone seem flesh-alive, webbed and pulsing.
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I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together.
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The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
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