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But he does look stupid.' Yearning. Not stupid. He wants awfully to be on the inside staring out: anybody with their nose pressed against a glass is liable to look stupid.

Truman Capote

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Truman Capote
Age: 59 †
Born: 1924
Born: September 30
Died: 1984
Died: August 25
Actor
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Autobiographer
Journalist
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Truman Streckfus Persons
Truman Garcia Capote
Stupid
Yearning
Wants
Nose
Doe
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Look
Glass
Looks
Staring
Glasses
Awfully
Anybody
Pressed
Inside
Liable

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