“You do not arrive in a single morning. You arrive the way light arrives in a room — slowly, and then all… — Dodi M Copy Share Image
“A bookshop is a peaceful sanctuary of silent voices waiting to heard” — Mala Naidoo Copy Share Image
“An intensely gripping narrative...expertly crafted and totally addictive...a must read!” — Maggie Reese Copy Share Image
Updike worked this way, and I just kinda borrowed it from him. So the memoir will be relief from novel writing for… — Rick Moody Copy Share Image
My memoir is about my time in film and the decision to leave Hollywood, grow up, and stop pretending. — Lisa Jakub Copy Share Image
“When facing a decision that stands a 50/50 chance of being correct, the choice made will be wrong 80% of the time. Rick Coxen” — Frederick L Coxen Copy Share Image
“Remember to add the most important ingredient to every recipe you make - your love!” — Diana Silva Copy Share Image
Memoir implies the need to reveal something about yourself - to recount your life for educational purposes. — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
You know, people talk about [Richard] Nixon's "madman theory." We don't really know much about that. It was in memoirs, by somebody… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“I wrote this memoir to show I can help others do what I had the courage to do for myself; write a… — Edie Little Copy Share Image
A deeply true, wholly aching account of the dangerous way we live now--LOVE JUNKIE is great fun to read, and finally fully… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
“If I can do it, anybody can do it. Willpower is strong! I believe that. You just have to have faith in… — Gavin MacLeod Copy Share Image
One of my big inspirations was Céleste Mogador. She was a courtesan who wrote her memoirs in order to pay off her… — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
“It's very kind of you to take us in," said the vicar, smiling. "We're so sorry if we've put you out at… — Victoria Twead Copy Share Image
The memoirs I love are all very intense. If you're going to do a memoir and protect yourself, what the hell's the… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
“We are paint streaked runners, deafened by the cries of all the sad people. It's a powerful sound that practically yanks the… — Taylor Rhodes Copy Share Image
“You have to study and learn so that you can make up your own mind. Stock your mind, stock your mind. It… — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
“Most German perpetrators were never punished or rewarded for their behavior, but they had learned something about themselves. They know what they… — Fern Schumer Chapman Copy Share Image
A fine memoir is to a fine novel as a well-wrought blanket is to a fancifully embroidered patchwork quilt. The memoir, a… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
If you're writing a book where you want to make a positive truth claim, then you should absolutely call it nonfiction or… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
“Whether or not you employ humor in dealing with difficult subjects, the tone of the writing is of the utmost importance. Personally,… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
“The quality of any author’s effort at personal writing and thematic commentary hinges upon the author’s intrinsic limitations, personal vantage point, and… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I have studied the enemy all my life. I have read the memoirs of his generals and his leaders. I have even… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
A serious life, by definition, is a life one reflects on, a life one tries to make sense of and bear witness… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
“There comes a moment when survival is no longer enough. The soul begins demanding sovereignty.” — Michelle Raney Copy Share Image
As to why people like Joseph Lelyveld are writing memoirs, I think they're just catching on the coattails of the trend. — Francine du Plessix Gray Copy Share Image
I sell my first book to Random House, a memoir of my years as a war photographer, for twice my NBC salary. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Each day has the potential of being your best day. You decide what each day will bring.” — Paige Rawl Copy Share Image
Published memoirs indicate the end of a man's activity, and that he acknowledges the end. — George Meredith Copy Share Image
Memoirs need confusion. It's the thing every human has in common. We are magnificently confused. — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
I am exhausted by traditional memoir. I am exhausted by the architecture of the conventional novel. — David Shields Copy Share Image
“Parents should keep their kids engaged in positive activities as much as possible.” — Malik Wade Copy Share Image
Anyone who tries to write a memoir needs to keep in mind that what's interesting to you isn't necessarily interesting to a… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
“Standing in the shower, I feel something on the back of my leg that turns out to be my ass.” — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
“Ego is like a mad elephant which is ridden by our blind heart and blind mind and which ultimately destroys our real… — Kapil Kumar Bhaskar Copy Share Image
“I've had cancer twice and if I had to pick one fate for you, cancer or fertility problems-I'd pick cancer.” — Kelly Corrigan Copy Share Image
“Their promise, my children's possibilities, still linger in our home.” — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“Everything bleeds into everything and fiction is just this funny desperate little attempt to staunch the bleeding.” — Meghan Lamb Copy Share Image
“I no longer believe there's any such thing as losing a woman. A man loses himself as women slip into the future.” — Josh Wagner Copy Share Image
“Yet you stand, too ashamed to run, too fearful to embrace. God I see so much of what I love in that… — Suenammi Richards Copy Share Image
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