Maybe that's the foundation of my book: how do we come to terms with the death of someone we love when it… — Leslie Pietrzyk Copy Share Image
America is subsidizing what is left of the prestige and strength of the once mighty Britain. The sun has set forever on… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
As a critic, I try to stay neutral about movies before I see them, but I really wanted "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" to… — David Edelstein Copy Share Image
I think people feel very comfortable reviewing the idea of me, as opposed to what I've actually written. Most of the time,… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Madame Bellwings, Memoir Elf Coordinator, was not at all pleased with this request, because elves who write the memoirs of teenage girls… — Janette Rallison Copy Share Image
In her memoir, Anne Robinson recounts the wake-up call which motivated her to stop drinking. Leaving her eight-year-old daughter alone in their… — Anne Robinson Copy Share Image
I'm a memoir writer. I try to understand the world by taking experiences I have and making them into a story, whether… — Staceyann Chin Copy Share Image
“I am still not good enough. I am still not whole enough. I am still not pure enough. I am still weakness… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“Humankind’s pathetic life supplies the poetry of our existence. Just as without tragedy comedy would lose its magical qualities, life without pain… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“People always laugh at me when I tell them I’m scared of pencils, because they can’t fathom why anyone would fear a… — Kate Madison Copy Share Image
“We write, edit, and rewrite the story of our own life employing descriptive words, metaphors, and symbols. Our lives are full of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“After consciously enduring a twelve-inch knitting needle navigated into the unseen recesses of my pelvis and almost passing out at the sensation… — Daniel Stern 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
“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 had never read a book written by an African-American. I didn't know that black people could write books. I didn't know… — Endesha Ida Mae Holland Copy Share Image
“Autobiographical writing acts as a timeless testament to each person’s epic record of adventure, heartache, road to perdition, and achievement of a… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
All the authors who've ultimately published Louder Than Words memoirs have been very happy to be chosen and excited about the possibility… — Deborah Reber Copy Share Image
“...We never set eyes on Fatima or our dog or the city we had known ever again. Like a body prematurely buried,… — Ghada Karmi Copy Share Image
“ceremony is essential to humans: It's a circle that we draw around important events to separate the momentous from the ordinary. And… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
[Madness] happened so frequently. I think what I was most maddest about - and it's in the book [Speaking Freely: A Memoir]… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
A recently reprinted memoir by Frederick Douglass has footnotes explaining what words like 'arraigned,' 'curried' and 'exculpate' meant, and explaining who Job… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Our destiny is aligned with our heart's innermost longing, a longing embedded within our soul before birth. This longing is a unique… — Thea Euryphaessa Copy Share Image
I never felt inspired to write this book [ I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse?], like I did with the cat… — Suzy Becker Copy Share Image
“A few months ago, I was sitting morosely at my desk, wondering why I had ever agreed to review Barbara Bush: A… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Raskin's memoir is oddly entertaining. Perhaps it is his earnestness and determination. So long as he believes Ando will guide and support… — San Francisco Chronicle Copy Share Image
I thought a lot about how so many memoirs about fatness focus on weight loss; they don't focus on living with weight… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
Memoirs are going to be problematic sells for a while, though, because even if memoir means "based in memory," right now, in… — Debra Monroe 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
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
“Understanding the Way of Story as a sacred pattern and a living event. Story can reveal a spiritual path and or the… — Deena Metzger 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
I admire Joyce Maynard a lot, specifically her memoir "At Home in the World." Her writing is beautiful and fascinating and seemed… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
“A person writes similar to how a blind person uses brail. We grope along the palpable corridors of the mind’s organic texture… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“The God I serve is able to save us both. To give us the winning lottery ticket so all our money problems… — Anna White Copy Share Image
When Mr. William Faraday sat down to write his memoirs after fifty-eight years of blameless inactivity he found the work of inscribing… — Margery Allingham Copy Share Image
“Critical personal writing enables the author to penetrate mental falsities that imprison him or her in fearfulness, bitterness, and jealously and encompass… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“All of my secrets and scars and wishes and dreams can live together in this one body without shame, without blame, and… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“I could not feel, smell, see, hear, or taste the world around me. If I had allowed myself to experience these things… — Yeonmi Park Copy Share Image
Frank Berliners spiritual memoir is beautifully crafted and written. It is a tale about love, and the great longing that springs from… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
“One thing I've noticed since I quit drinking is that a person usually has two or three sets of impulses scratching away… — Caroline Knapp 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 her writing does not confess much - it is much more spiritual memoir than anything, or perhaps something akin to a mystic’s courtly love, directed at the self…” quote by Kate Zambreno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/kate-zambreno-12400_confessional_she-mary-maclane-is-almost-always-referr_1118592.jpg)
![“[Madness] happened so frequently. I think what I was most maddest about - and it's in the book [Speaking Freely: A Memoir] - when the House and the Senate, back in 1984, were debating a bill that would - at least delay and maybe stop some of the ex - summary execution of disabled children…” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/nat-hentoff-1615_bills_madness-happened-so-frequently-i-think-w_1571691.jpg)
![“I never felt inspired to write this book [ I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse?], like I did with the cat or dog book; I felt compelled. At the time (May 1999), I was planning to write and illustrate an altogether different memoir, a book about my decision whether or not to have a baby.” quote by Suzy Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83a/suzy-becker-38888_baby_i-never-felt-inspired-to-write-this-book_604243.jpg)
