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93 Memoirs quotes by 89 unique authors

Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs. — David Ben-Gurion
How much energy is wasted in Italy in trying to write the novel that obeys all the rules. The energy might have been useful to… — Italo Calvino
I have 60 years of reading to draw upon: naval memoirs, dispatches, the Naval Chronicles, family letters. — Patrick O'Brian
You might think that religion was the one area in which professional jealousy would take a back seat. But no: ecclesiastical memoirs are as viperish… — Craig Brown
People can lie in letters, but they tend not to. They certainly lie in memoirs. — Lois Lowry
Gelsey Kirkland has had more than her share of demons, as her two distressing memoirs - and her violently checkered career - attest. — Robert Gottlieb
People ask me if I am going to write my memoirs. But even if I wanted to, I would not be able. I have extremely… — Bjorn Ulvaeus
In the writing of memoirs, as in the production of shows, too much caution causes the audience to nod and think of other channels. — Gerald Clarke
Memoirs are a well-known form of fiction. — Frank Harris
I knew that I had to write my memoirs. — Jane Fonda
The memoirs that have come out of Africa are sometimes startlingly beautiful, often urgent, and essentially life-affirming, but they are all performances of courage and… — Alexandra Fuller
My memoirs were written, and a portion of them already in the hands of the publishers, when the startling news came which has thrilled all… — Belle Boyd
Memoirs of an Invisible Man... Written in invisible ink... First, and only Edition... A signed copy... Done so in blood... A vast and exquisite tome...… — Eric Nickel
With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some day end up televised on Court TV, and I'm fully… — Augusten Burroughs
I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's easier to get to the truth by not claiming that… — Armistead Maupin
He who believes that the past cannot be changed has not yet written his memoirs. — Unknown Author
So I searched through my great-grandpop's memoirs for the devil in my bloodstream, depression grabbed his throat and choked the life out of him slowly.… — Lindsey

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