“‘Listen. You know those days when you’ve got the mean reds?’‘Same as the blues?’
‘No,’ she said slowly. ‘No, the blues are because you’re getting fat or maybe it’s been raining too long. You’re sad, that’s all. But the mean reds are horrible. You’re afraid and you sweat like hell, but you don’t know what you’re afraid of. Except something bad is going to happen, only you don’t know what it is. You’ve had that feeling?’
‘Quite often. Some people call it angst.’
‘No,’ she said slowly. ‘No, the blues are because you’re getting fat or maybe it’s been raining too long. You’re sad, that’s all. But the mean reds are horrible. You’re afraid and you sweat like hell, but you don’t know what you’re afraid of. Except something bad is going to happen, only you don’t know what it is. You’ve had that feeling?’
‘Quite often. Some people call it angst.’
‘All right. Angst. But what do you do about it?’”
—Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1958.
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I'm looking for my Fred if you see him anywhere let him know darling, will you??? ;)
Ps. Love the movie, sunday mornings, hung over... best thing to do :D
If I find him you'll be phoned immediately!
Leete el libro es un cuento corto: varía mucho con respecto a la película y asi te da muchas cosas que no se pudieron filmar por cuestiones de censura.
Oh Darling aren't you wonderful!!!!
On it! buying it first thing tomorrow ;) xoxo
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