I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s.
Truman CapoteRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects the deep emotional and physical toll that artistic creation can impose on an artist.
In this quote, Truman Capote expresses the profound impact that writing his book 'In Cold Blood' had on him. He conveys that the process was not just challenging but devastating to the core of his being, suggesting that art can extract a heavy emotional cost from those who create it. The intensity of his experience implies that successful art requires significant personal sacrifice and vulnerability, possibly altering the creator's identity and spirit.
Themes
ArtCreationSacrificeEmotionIdentity
In practice
Example use cases
During a talk on writer's block, one could reference this quote to illustrate the emotional investment in writing.
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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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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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