“...gripping the rim of the sink you claw your way to stand and cling there, quaking with will, on heron legs, and… — Barbara Blatner Copy Share Image
“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
Whether I serve one or two terms in the Presidency, I will find myself at the end of that period at what… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I'm writing this memoir from the perspective of somebody who's prosperous and has means. Having said that, one of the things that… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“Storytelling creates a healing serum. The thematic unguent of our personal story represents a fusion of the ineffable truths that each of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
If you've traveled independently through Tibet, Brandon Wilson's Yak Butter Blues will bring back memories...this lively memoir is sure to provide a… — Hannah Nordhaus Copy Share Image
“When Tito was born, I was writing my fifth novel. That was how I saw my future: living in Venice and jumping… — Diogo Mainardi Copy Share Image
When you start a memoir, you think, 'I'm going to blast all the people who were mean to me.' And then you… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
“All forms of writing are an act of conception; writing must lead to creation. Each time that we write, we begin again.… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“I go to all the appointments. All the meetings. I sit with the team of inclusion teachers, occupational therapists, doctors, social workers,… — Kelley Jo Burke Copy Share Image
“She hops expectantly into the sink. I turn on the tap for her; she laps without a glance in my direction, like… — Peter Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
“When I’d RSVPed for tonight, I hadn’t expected to be the youngest by three-plus decades. To be honest, I hadn’t expected anything.… — Daniel Stern Copy Share Image
“Each person in the group said something except for me. My silence became noticed. About halfway through the meeting I started to… — Daphne Scholinski Copy Share Image
Wildlife was the only thing we've written together with Paul Dano. It's based on a book by this author Richard Ford, who… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
“From my book, Care for the Carer, An Alzheimer's Memoir "Is there a cure?" Jane asked repeatedly. This simple sentence had several… — Jeff Camhi Copy Share Image
“Nobody ever wanted to go to war, but if a war came your way, it might as well be the right war,… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“Fortunately the Omanis are generally very friendly and in no time at all, I had a knight in shining white dishdasha offering… — Charlotte Smith Copy Share Image
“Somehow the idyllic existence I envisioned never quite came to pass, but aside from the occasional culinary disaster, my marriage wasn't bad.” — Alexandra Bogdanovic Copy Share Image
I dislike modern memoirs. They are generally written by people who have either entirely lost their memories, or have never done anything… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I ignored my stand-up career for twenty-five years, but now, having finished this memoir, I view this time with surprising warmth. One… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
“Purposeful planning is most effective when you are actively seeking and getting feedback from those whose judgement you trust and respect.” — Steve Pemberton Copy Share Image
“The children we bring into the world are small replicas of ourselves and our husbands; the pride and joy of grandfathers and… — Azelene Williams Copy Share Image
“The entire partying lifestyle was superficial in my experience, and most of my friendships were as deep as a shot glass and… — Kate Madison Copy Share Image
I don't like talking about myself; I like to let the music be the spokesperson for me. So doing a memoir and… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
As irony would have it, the very person who inspired me to write a memoir... was the only person to be ejected… — Andre Aciman Copy Share Image
Andrée De Jongh story led me to other stories of women who joined the Resistance in France. I found literally dozens of… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
“Part of what makes the book bizzare is that Whitman, because he wants to stand for everyone, because he wants to be… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
“That night I slept like a baby. When I woke the next morning I knew I was going to smoke heroin again.… — Christine Lewry Copy Share Image
That desire to reach further is also where I ended my memoir, in 1994 in California, perhaps ironically, looking out to the… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
When I published my first book, a memoir, the experience taught me that writing something of any significant length was an endurance… — Thomas Chatterton Williams Copy Share Image
“Attempting to express a person’s objective reality and subjective state of mind with the written word is an endless task because writing… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
If people call my book an actor's memoir I will be very upset. I can't bear anything too literal, so it has… — Zawe Ashton Copy Share Image
“Psychologists suggest that we must reach back at least three generations to look for clues whenever we begin untangling the emotional legacy… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Each returning soldier is an in-the-flesh memoir of war. Their chapters might vary, but similar imagery fills the pages, and the theme… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
“While in Aspen, I was on a panel one evening with Andre Dubus III, who spoke of what happens when a memoir… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Isn't this amazing? Clinton is getting $8M for his memoir, Hillary got $8M for her memoir. That is $16M for two people… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
“For the thousands of nameless children who feel as forgotten as I did—this memoir is my gift to you. It’s as much… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
My book 'Trust Your Heart', which is the story of my life, will be followed by 'Singing Lessons', a memoir of love,… — Judy Collins Copy Share Image
“Have I mentioned the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, and the collapse of a section of the Bay Bridge, or the Oakland… — Robert Appelbaum Copy Share Image
I get kind of tired of the "But it's your life!" attitude about memoir. I wrote. I engaged in artistic production. I… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
