I think, in writing a memoir, you kind of give order to your life. — Pamela Druckerman 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
The term 'celebrity memoir' has gotten such a bad name now, but there used to be a little bit of an art… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
“We cannot honor those we have lost if we lose our minds. - Charmainism” — Charmaine Smith Ladd Copy Share Image
“Just as there can be a hole in these narratives, a memoir can be as much about what's forgotten as what's remembered.” — Jane Alison Copy Share Image
Unless your aim is to deceive, there's not a meaningful distinction between memoir and fiction. They're marketing categories. — Emily Gould Copy Share Image
“If you are listening to the roar, you're going to miss the whisper.” — Tracy Pinkerton 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
“Who thought up the dumb idea to arrange the memoir section in the bookstore by subject?” — Slash Coleman Copy Share Image
I get kind of tired of the "But it's your life!" attitude about memoir. I wrote. I engaged in artistic production. I… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
My book 'Trust Your Heart', which is the story of my life, will be followed by 'Singing Lessons', a memoir of love,… — Judy Collins Copy Share Image
“For the thousands of nameless children who feel as forgotten as I did—this memoir is my gift to you. It’s as much… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
“Have I mentioned the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, and the collapse of a section of the Bay Bridge, or the Oakland… — Robert Appelbaum Copy Share Image
I have no sense of a model or predecessor when I write a memoir: For me, the form exists as a method… — Rachel Cusk Copy Share Image
Memoir isn't the summary of a life; it's a window into a life, very much like a photograph in its selective composition.… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
I don't really read Stephen King - I just can't read scary things because it stays with me too long - but… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
“Benar atau tidak, jujur atau tidak, memoir ialah sebuah prosa peribadi, karya bukan cereka yang mesti dibaca secara kritis untuk menentukan kebenarannya.” — Baharuddin Zainal 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
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'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
“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
“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
“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
“To tell a tale so great as to tear the soul inside out" Sara Niles, Torn From the Inside Out” — Sara Niles Copy Share Image
I get about five memoirs per week in my mailbox, and few of them inspire anything but a desire to pick up… — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
