If there is no mystery, for the artist, to solve inside of his art, then there's no point in it. . . . for me, every act of art is the act of solving… - Truman Capote

"Capote's rejoinder to Kerouac's assertion that he never needed to edit his work....."But, that's not writing . That's typing.

"Everybody has to feel superior to somebody," she said. "But it's customary to present a little proof before you take the privilege."

But I know what I like.' She smiled, and et the cat drop to the floor. 'It's like Tiffany's,'she said. 'Not that I give a hoot about jewellery. Diamonds, yes. But it's tacky to wear diamonds before you're forty; and even that's risky.