You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.
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Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Truman Capote quotes
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Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.
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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
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Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!
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To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one’s self to die.
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You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.
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An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts."
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.