“The true beloveds of this world are in their lover's eyes lilacs opening, ship lights, school bells, a landscape, remembered conversations, friends, a child's Sunday, lost voices, one's favorite suit, autumn and all seasons, memory, yes, it being the earth and water of existence, memory.”

—  Truman Capote, book Other Voices, Other Rooms

Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948)

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American author 1924–1984

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