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> [In the writing of memoirs, as in the production of shows, too much caution causes the audience to nod and think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-clarke/in-the-writing-of-memoirs-as-in-the-production-of-shows-too-much/)

[Gerald Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-clarke/)

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> [“Early retirement, Dalton. Teach yourself to type with your toes and you can start writing your memoirs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-allen-smith/early-retirement-dalton-teach-yourself-to-type-with-your-toes-and-you/)

[Mark Allen Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-allen-smith/)

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> [We are all looking for something of extraordinary importance whose nature we have forgotten; I am writing the memoirs of a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eug-ne-ionesco/we-are-all-looking-for-something-of-extraordinary-importance-whose/)

[Eugene Ionesco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eug-ne-ionesco/)

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> [As to why people like Joseph Lelyveld are writing memoirs, I think they're just catching on the coattails of the trend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francine-du-plessix-gray/as-to-why-people-like-joseph-lelyveld-are-writing-memoirs-i-think/)

[Francine du Plessix Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francine-du-plessix-gray/)

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> [Through therapy and a lot of thinking and writing my memoirs, I've been able to use my life as a lesson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/through-therapy-and-a-lot-of-thinking-and-writing-my-memoirs-i-ve/)

[Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/)

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> [Listen, in England people are already writing their memoirs at the age of 23.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/listen-in-england-people-are-already-writing-their-memoirs-at-the-age/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d36/rupert-everett-10381_age_listen-in-england-people-are-already-wri_333440.png)

> [It's always painful when you're writing memoirs because you've got to go through the dark places, but it gives you a chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-simon/it-s-always-painful-when-you-re-writing-memoirs-because-you-ve-got-to/)

[Neil Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-simon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a30/neil-simon-10535_chance_it-s-always-painful-when-you-re-writing_3064959.jpg)

> [A lot of folks just get it in their head that, for instance, like writing memoirs is just easy. You just write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer-hickam/a-lot-of-folks-just-get-it-in-their-head-that-for-instance-like/)

[Homer Hickam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homer-hickam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/homer-hickam-10698_easy_a-lot-of-folks-just-get-it-in-their-head_3069384.jpg)

> [We were developing an innovative Personal Information Manager called Chandler but a couple years ago I took off from that to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/we-were-developing-an-innovative-personal-information-manager-called/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

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