“Tell the Truth. Make it Special. Life’s a Beach. And then you Drown. Good Ideas cost no more than Bad Ones.” — Justin Allison Copy Share Image
Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none in all the literature of the world — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If you haven't cried at least once while writing a chapter of your inspirational book, then you have to ask yourself if… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
It means that no matter what you write, be it a biography, an autobiography, a detective novel, or a conversation on the… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
I had many doubts while writing my autobiography. I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested to read about my life. — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
My belief is firm in a law of compensation. The true rewards are ever in proportion to the labour and sacrifices made. — Nikola Tesla Copy Share Image
My Turn is the distilled bathwater of Mrs. Reagan's life. It is for the most part sweetish, with a tart edge of… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Sometimes, with autobiographies, it turns into a bit of score-settling. And looking back, I don't feel the way I did then, and… — Marc Almond Copy Share Image
“Before, the woods had always done so much for me. Once I could actually go out into the woods and communicate with… — Anne Moody Copy Share Image
My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed through several editions in foreign countries. I… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela announced Tuesday he will begin writing his autobiography. He spent 25 years in prison before being… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
“The irony that all writers confront and must overcome is that the writer is afraid to commence, frightened to finish what is… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
A reflection of my feelings about the space program is found in a quotation from Charles A. Lindbergh's "Autobiography of Values." It… — Robert Wise Copy Share Image
I was sort of on a mission with 'American Splendor.' I wanted to try to prove that comics could do things. I… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I don't like the word 'autobiography.' I rather like the term 'autofiction.' The second you make a script out of the story… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
“One other thing—she was always armed. Ossie May talked about her gun even more than she bragged about her cooking. Out of… — Harold Phifer Copy Share Image
“Happy 3rd anniversary Navigating Life's Roadways! This book is a charge and blessing from above. Writing it has been on my radar… — Deborah L. Parker Copy Share Image
An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as much truth as you can tell without… — Boris Becker Copy Share Image
I think that today's books, in which every quote, every conversation, is taken from a memoir, an autobiography, an interview, or what-have-you,… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
the autobiography is at one and the same time a single element in the series of the writer's created works and an… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“You never know what’s lurking in the bloodstream, or skulking under the foreskin, or squatting in the liver, or flitting hither and… — Ian Martin Copy Share Image
People once said they were "in" psychoanalysis, meaning they were committed to a long immersion. In a sense, they were writing their… — R Z Sheppard Copy Share Image
Autobiography is never entirely true. No one can get the right perspective on himself. Every fact is colored by imagination and dream. — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
The wrongs of childhood and upbringing have made a large and obsessional contribution to autobiography and the novel. — V. S. Pritchett Copy Share Image
“The point, I decided, wasn't to have the autobiography or even the memories. The point was who I became when I wrote.” — Elizabeth J. Andrew Copy Share Image
When my mother left her second husband, she wrote her autobiography and presented it to him for his approval. — David Antin Copy Share Image
“Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis.… — Harold Phifer Copy Share Image
In one deep sense, novels are concealed autobiography. I don't mean that you are telling facts about yourself, but you are trying… — Robert Penn Warren Copy Share Image
I was 12. Our ,teacher made us write an autobiography and I realised that I wasn't very interesting. I began to make… — John Burnham Schwartz Copy Share Image
For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest part of autobiography. — Robert Penn Warren Copy Share Image
I write to be truthful in my songs, which is why I wrote what's painfully truthful about my life in my autobiography. — Rick Springfield Copy Share Image
An autobiography can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies: it reveals the writer totally. — V. S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
Memory is the crux of our humanity. Without memory we have no identities. That is really why I am committing an autobiography. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
An autobiography should give the reader opportunity to point out the author's follies and misconceptions. — Claud Cockburn Copy Share Image
My autobiography would be 'Loves music, loves art, works hard, writes music, tours the world, makes records.' — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
I wish I were one of those terribly clever people who, when they write their autobiographies, always say, when I was fifteen… — George Seaton Copy Share Image
My father always told me I should be a writer, and I found I loved writing my autobiography; writing is such an… — Mia Farrow Copy Share Image
That which resembles most living one's life over again, seems to be to recall all the circumstances of it; and, to render… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
If everything in my career has to be made into an autobiography, then there will be people who might think that I… — Himesh Reshammiya Copy Share Image
I don't want to know about my biggest idols. I don't want to read their autobiographies, I don't want to find out… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
