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93 Memoirs quotes by 89 unique authors

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime. — Joe Eszterhas
Some people think memoirs should be held to a perfect journalistic standard. Some people don't. Obviously I don't. My goal was never to create or… — James Frey
I sold my memoirs of my love life to Parker Brothers and they are going to make a game out of it. — Woody Allen
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians. — Margaret Thatcher
Interest in reading memoirs is universal. What has happened is that people are writing about more and more outrageous things. Our threshold for weirdness -… — Sara Nelson
There ain't nothing that breaks up homes, country and nations like somebody publishing their memoirs — Will Rogers
The memoirs I love are all very intense. If you're going to do a memoir and protect yourself, what the hell's the point? Just do… — Gary Shteyngart
I put off writing the first Left Behind book for a year because I got invited to assist Billy Graham in his memoirs, and had… — Jerry B. Jenkins
I get about five memoirs per week in my mailbox, and few of them inspire anything but a desire to pick up the channel changer. — Mary Karr
I will leave no memoirs. — Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont
I'm not about to write my memoirs. Not for a long time. — John Major
I love all insider memoirs. It doesn't matter whether it's truck-drivers or doctors. I think everybody likes to go backstage, find out what people think… — David Mamet
People write memoirs because they lack the imagination to make things up. — Tom Robbins
When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do well, that's Memoirs. — Will Rogers
Someone asked me if I was afraid to write my memoirs. I told him: 'We have to stop drawing up accounts of fear! We live… — Salman Rushdie
I've been approached many times to write all sorts of books about my past and my personal life. I get interest from people who want… — Steve Vai
Based on what you know about him in history books, what do you think Abraham Lincoln would be doing if he were alive today? 1)… — David Letterman
Madame Bellwings, Memoir Elf Coordinator, was not at all pleased with this request, because elves who write the memoirs of teenage girls have the habit… — Janette Rallison
Everyone knows that a lot of memoirs have made-up scenes; it's obvious. And everyone knows that half the time at least fictions contain literal autobiographical… — Lauren Slater
The man is always the last to know when Cupid has struck him -Anonymous, Memoirs of a Mistress — Sabrina Jeffries
America is subsidizing what is left of the prestige and strength of the once mighty Britain. The sun has set forever on that monocled, pith-helmeted… — Malcolm X
From the essay "Twenty-five Things People Have a Shocking Capacity to Be Surprised by Over and Over Again" 1. Journalists sometimes make things up. 2.… — Nora Ephron
I elbowed my way into the grubby café, bought a pie that tasted of shoe polish and a pot of tea with cork crumbs floating… — David Mitchell
Historic figures have homes to visit for posterity; the Lord of history left no home. Luminaries leave libraries and write their memoirs; He left one… — Ravi Zacharias
Someday," Magnus said, looking at the crumpled royal person at his feet, "I must write my memoirs. — Cassandra Clare

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