“A basic reality of life is that we all struggle. We hurt and have hurt other people. We all feel lost sometimes.… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“The quality of any author’s effort at personal writing and thematic commentary hinges upon the author’s intrinsic limitations, personal vantage point, and… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“I am in the unthinkable situation that people cannot bear to contemplate.” — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“Everyone has a colorful life. You just have to get out your crayons.” — Benay Nordby Copy Share Image
“Success is not due to spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire.” — Various attributed sources Copy Share Image
“There comes a moment when survival is no longer enough. The soul begins demanding sovereignty.” — Michelle Raney Copy Share Image
No one who reads this book will remain unchanged or unaffected-Julene Bair's story arcs from the cornfields of Kansas and Nebraska to… — Jonis Agee Copy Share Image
“I couldn't tear my eyes away from the blood. As odd as it sounds, I felt irritated. I'd just cleaned that glass… — Rose Wynters Copy Share Image
Insomniac is an impassioned work-an inspired amalgam of academic and first-hand research, memoir, analysis, and the kind of obsessive brooding we associate… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
I love to read nonfiction and memoir, but I'm mostly interested in the piece of writing more than the person. — Alice Mattison Copy Share Image
I love to read long books. I enjoy experiencing that extension. But it's not something I feel comfortable with and not something… — Shane McCrae Copy Share Image
My children haven't read 'Winter Journal'. They have read some of my work, but I really don't foist it on them. I… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
It is in the elements that we found ourselves; even though the elements are not the, same Now. — Jerril Thomas Abraham Copy Share Image
Why was there so much work-sharing in the 1930s? One reason is that government pushed for it. In his memoirs, President Herbert… — Barry Eichengreen Copy Share Image
“When someone we know is afraid of judgment, we can provide a safe haven for their hopes by telling them first and… — Steve Pemberton Copy Share Image
“Right’ was not how I would describe the AFL’s decision to play our final against Geelong at Skilled Stadium. It had always… — Matthew Pavlich Copy Share Image
“Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
I sold my memoirs of my love life to Parker Brothers and they are going to make a game out of it. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
The journey toward authenticity, toward becoming whole is made palpable in Maureen Seaton's Sex Talks to Girls: A Memoir. It shines its… — Terry Wolverton Copy Share Image
It was fascinating what a total interest he [John F. Kennedy] had in his tradecraft of being a politician. I didn't realize… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
In my memoir, I wanted to introduce American women to Iranian women and our lives. I'm not from the highest echelons of… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
“All experiences change us and personal writing is one of the most powerful agencies of change. The person who wrote these personal… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
It's a rare memoir that can tell a story that seems brand new, but Nina Here Nor There does it. This one-of-a-kind… — K. M. Soehnlein Copy Share Image
