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
I don't feel any ethical dilemma when I write. In my memoir, I was able to write with candor about the two… — Said Sayrafiezadeh Copy Share Image
“I knew it was cold, but singing familiar Christmas songs and the fellowship warmed me through and through—until we stopped in front… — Larada Horner-Miller Copy Share Image
I wrote a novel. It's called 'The Middlesteins.' It's fiction. It's not a memoir. I'm not a spokesperson. — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
When it was suggested that I write a memoir I said, 'I'm not old enough. I'm not distinguished enough.' But I went… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
I didn't want the book [of memoirs] out, naturally - Larry [Grobel] knew that for 20 years, 15 at least, I didn't… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
“I was taught growing up not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, to withdraw myself from the sinful 'others'. But we are… — Anna White Copy Share Image
I was wowed by Margo Jefferson's memoir, Negroland, which is about growing up black and privileged in Chicago in the fifties and… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
“I was struck - not for the first time in my years of travel - by how isolating contemporary American society can… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
It has always been a goal of mine to climb Kilimanjaro, so that's definitely happening, and I may write a memoir about… — Elin Hilderbrand Copy Share Image
“Suicide is a form of murder— premeditated murder. It isn’t something you do the first time you think of doing it. It… — Susanna Kaysen Copy Share Image
“She [Mary Maclane] is almost always referred to as “confessional.” She has been referred to, several times, as the first blogger. Whereas… — Kate Zambreno Copy Share Image
“And so we went. And so it went. And, slowly, I began to learn: speaking in the same language does not equal… — Gerry Abbey 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
“He was a simple honest man. He never strayed, He never drank, he never smoked, and he never kissed a maid. And… — Ted Gup Copy Share Image
Who ... is not familiar with Maxwell's memoirs on his dynamical theory of gases? ... from one side enter the equations of… — Ludwig Boltzmann Copy Share Image
If you read history, right, if you read [Mikhail] Gorbachev's memoirs, Gorbachev memoirs said the key thing in winning the Cold War… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
“Why should I be frightened of dying? I did not know what death truly was; no one did. Who had made dying… — Charles Novacek Copy Share Image
I have a remarkable ability to delete all better judgement from my brain when I get my head set on something. I… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
“I realized that I was okay with myself. I was quirky and withdrawn and loud, but I liked that. I smiled at… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“Watch the official trailer for Climbing Back: From Coma to Calling—a true story of survival, faith, and purpose. Journey with Helen Ify… — Helen Ify Konoma Copy Share Image
“God wants to take the fears that you and I are holding onto with both hands. He throws them aside, effortless, and… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“When a human lighthouse sees you in the midst of your storm, it points you toward safety and protection. In doing so,… — Steve Pemberton Copy Share Image
“Truth: last week I online shopped too much. Then I ate 2 pounds of jelly beans to feel better about that. In… — Anna White Copy Share Image