Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Jack Dunphy

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American novelist Jack Dunphy.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Jack Dunphy

John Paul Dunphy was an American novelist and playwright, and partner of American author Truman Capote.

Success is so bad for everybody, period. Especially a certain kind of success, when people practically give up their identity. They forget who they are, how they are. — © Jack Dunphy
Success is so bad for everybody, period. Especially a certain kind of success, when people practically give up their identity. They forget who they are, how they are.
If Truman hadn't published 'Answered Prayers' in parts, he'd have had the drive to finish it. The peacocks took it away from him.
I never wanted fame.
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