I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

Truman Capote

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Topic

Editing Writing

Speaker

Truman Capote

Source

Conversations with Capote

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Capote, Truman. Conversations with Truman Capote, written by Lawrence Grobel. Dutton, 1985. Originally an interview with Lawrence Grobel, c. 1985.

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