21 Quotes by Gerald Clarke

In those days people moved more slowly down there, and Arch, who did just opposite, might almost have been taken for a Yankee.

In the writing of memoirs, as in the production of shows, too much caution causes the audience to nod and think of other channels.

Before Truman Capote, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously.

His theory was that non-fiction could be as artful as fiction.

Before Truman, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously.

I don't think Capote loved Smith. But he did make a deep connection. It upset some people, because that had never been the approach to journalistic crime writing, to look into the mind of the killer.

He did tell me that 'In Cold Blood' scraped him down to the marrow of his bones. That's how he phrased it. He achieved fame, money, everything a writer ever, ever wants in the world, and it ruined his life.

He identified with Perry Smith. Perry Smith had a terrible childhood. Perry's was much worse than Truman's. Perry was really, really miserable. Truman's was just really miserable. But the loneliness--both of them shared this loneliness.

He identified with Perry Smith, ... Perry Smith had a terrible childhood. Perry's was much worse than Truman's. Perry was really, really miserable. Truman's was just really miserable. But the loneliness--both of them shared this loneliness.