“As a child, Michael never once heard anyone tell him “I love you.” — George Critchlow Copy Share Image
“I try to be perfect but I'm not. I'm perfectly imperfect in every way.” — James Weston Copy Share Image
“Success is not due to spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire.” — Various attributed sources Copy Share Image
“He left the hearing feeling liberated, lighter, and more transparent.” — George Critchlow Copy Share Image
Someday," Magnus said, looking at the crumpled royal person at his feet, "I must write my memoirs. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“And now it was official: I loved REI more than I loved the people behind Snapple lemonade.” — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
Listen, in England people are already writing their memoirs at the age of 23. — Rupert Everett Copy Share Image
Enjoy the tiny unexplainable second. You can learn whatever you want. — Jerril Thomas Abraham Copy Share Image
“The clown was an evil one. They’re either good or bad, and this one was definitely the latter.” — Chris Thrall Copy Share Image
“Purposeful planning is most effective when you are actively seeking and getting feedback from those whose judgement you trust and respect.” — Steve Pemberton Copy Share Image
If you've traveled independently through Tibet, Brandon Wilson's Yak Butter Blues will bring back memories...this lively memoir is sure to provide a… — Hannah Nordhaus Copy Share Image
“Storytelling creates a healing serum. The thematic unguent of our personal story represents a fusion of the ineffable truths that each of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Fortunately the Omanis are generally very friendly and in no time at all, I had a knight in shining white dishdasha offering… — Charlotte Smith Copy Share Image
When you start a memoir, you think, 'I'm going to blast all the people who were mean to me.' And then you… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
“When Tito was born, I was writing my fifth novel. That was how I saw my future: living in Venice and jumping… — Diogo Mainardi Copy Share Image
I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a collection of holiday stories as well as… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“Even wondered about the difference? Autobiography: The usually self-serving accounts of personal accomplishments by a public figure. Memoir: The usually self-serving accounts… — Raul Ramos y Sanchez Copy Share Image
“The trouble with life (the novelist will feel) is its amorphousness, its ridiculous fluidity. Look at it: thinly plotted, largely themeless, sentimental… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
From the essay "Twenty-five Things People Have a Shocking Capacity to Be Surprised by Over and Over Again" 1. Journalists sometimes make… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
When I was writing the memoir, every page was a battle with myself because I knew I had to tell the truth.… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
Memoirs have dominated the literary scene now for ten or 20 or even 30 years: most of them seem to use the… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“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
“This scroll is my personal obituary, a journal that documents my time toiling on this rocky orb. I labored to say who… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“There is an element of selfishness to this, I suppose. It feels pretty good to be able to so quickly help someone.… — Kitty Dukakis Copy Share Image
“My fear of being real, of being seen, paralyzes me into silence. I crave the touch and the connection, but I’m not… — Anna White Copy Share Image
It's easy to write one's memoirs when one has a terrible memory. — Arthur Schnitzler Copy Share Image
