Any responsible essayist or memoir writer who's writing about herself is not just saying, 'Here's what happened,' and opening up her diary.… — Faith Salie Copy Share Image
“Writing, long term, is mentally risky but vital culturally and contributes to a non-boring life.” — Hazel Edwards Copy Share Image
“If a writer starts worring about what he or she has left out or forgotten, they might not be able to write… — Baby Halder Copy Share Image
When we spoke, Gene Wilder had just written a memoir called "Kiss Me Like A Stranger." The title was suggested by his… — Terry Gross Copy Share Image
“To me, the words “food” and “guilt” didn’t belong in the same sentence unless, say, you were referring to how you felt… — Kate Madison Copy Share Image
“Your own setbacks aren’t what they first appear to be; rather than viewing them as failures, view them as learning opportunities that… — Steve Pemberton Copy Share Image
Memoir is trustworthy and its truth assured when it seeks the relation of self to time, the piecing of the shards of… — Patricia Hampl Copy Share Image
Admittedly, key archival documentation remains under lock and key and will be inaccessible for a long time to come. But enough material… — Fredrik Logevall Copy Share Image
I had a friend who got pregnant at age 14 and wasn't quite sure who the father was. Her paternity test went… — Kate Madison Copy Share Image
“She would (if she could) put her arm around the girl she'd been and try to tell her Take it easy, but… — Abigail Thomas Copy Share Image
Speaking specifically about the memoir, I know that's a criticism that people can have about my work. When I look at the… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
Memoir is not an act of history, but an act of memory, which is innately corrupt. — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
“And some people have less star appeal than others, but sometimes they shine far brighter than those with more.” — Mickey Leigh Copy Share Image
“This is the only advice I offer you. Pick the small thing, and carry it on. Let it change your life.” — Anna White Copy Share Image
I don't know if memoirs can produce literary work of the first order. But I do know that novels are doing it… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
“I think this is what we all want to hear: that we are not alone in hitting the bottom, and that it… — Anna White Copy Share Image
For more than thirty years, Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd have been gardening with extraordinary, indeed legendary, results. Part memoir, part omnium-gatherum… — Philip Gambone 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
'Out of Africa,' Dinesen's second book, is a love story, though not the one portrayed by Streep and Redford in the film.… — Joanna Scott Copy Share Image
For me, a memoir is supposed to be understood as a representation of your life, whereas a novel is self-consciously symbolic. — Sheila Heti Copy Share Image
