“Memory for most is a kind of afterlife; for my mother, it is another form of life.” — Fern Schumer Chapman Copy Share Image
“Storytelling is an ancient art. The lucent vibes of stories express what we cannot articulate directly. When we hear someone’s story, we… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“This book tells my story. I’m writing it in Ireland, in a house on a hillside. The house sits low in the… — Felicity Hayes-McCoy Copy Share Image
I stayed at 'Cosmo' well beyond my internship, moving up the ranks over some 15 years to become books editor, then brand… — John Searles Copy Share Image
“Stories nurture our connection to place and to each other. They show us where we have been and where we can go.… — Susan J. Tweit Copy Share Image
Now the truth is, writing is a great way to deal with a lot of difficult emotional issues. It can be very… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
In various memoir pieces, I have traced the trajectory of yearning through decisions made, good and bad, that had somehow kept the… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
Right now in American writing there is no genre as exciting as memoir - the writer can do anything, as long as… — Anthony Swofford Copy Share Image
“Courage is not only about finding bravery for ourselves. It is also about helping others find theirs.” — Steve Pemberton Copy Share Image
In memoir, can you really tell the truth about yourself? You're not going to write about your little peccadilloes, like, "I like… — Scott McClanahan Copy Share Image
“Every act of art is a good faith attempt to arrest time – the motion of life – and make contact with… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I'm doing the best I can with the ravages of time on my body and I'm a work in progress. I can't… — Carmen Dell'Orefice Copy Share Image
“I can't go to America. I don't want to go to any foreign land where I don't speak the language or know… — Kien Nguyen Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I feel she hasn't left...especially when I wear the photo charm necklace with her picture in it. I can't tell you… — Pamela Palmer Mutino 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
“...when I decided to be fully honest about whatever my heart undergoes, I found immense peace among the chaos of uncertainties. In… — Natalie Brenner Copy Share Image
I would be so mad if I saw something called a memoir, and then it was Mike Birbiglia. It would be so… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
“It is time to tell your story without feeling ashamed. This is how you heal.” — Arelis Calkins Copy Share Image
“To me he seemed one of those persons destined to failure of whom you wonder what purpose it can ever serve that… — Maugham Somerset William Copy Share Image
The contemporary memoir is playing an important role in at least just bringing certain relationships out into the open in American society,… — Marco Roth Copy Share Image
“All too often, those of us who choose to remain childless are accused of being somehow unwomanly or unnatural or selfish, but… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“I looked out again at the rising moon and I let the weight of my day, my week, lift away with the… — Gerry Abbey Copy Share Image
A memoir should have some uplifting quality, inspiring or illuminating, and that's what separates a life story that can influence other people. — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
