Abuse Quote by Ernest Hemingway

I wish I could write more make-believe. It's a lot easier to write about hard times and when things are going wrong. But I've…

— Gwen Stefani

I was very protective of my privacy. I didn't want people to write bad things about me that weren't true, because that's just not…

— Ricky Gervais

I'm not one of those people that has to share personal experiences. That's not really the kind of writer I am. I'm a very…

— Joe Bonamassa

I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However, generally speaking, I have no…

— Peter Carey

For me, writing isn't a way of being public or private; it's just a way of being. The process is always full of pain,…

— Jamaica Kincaid

You cannot stop trusting people in life but I have learned to be a little bit careful. The way to make people trust-worthy is…

— Ernest Hemingway

I can't complain that I've had a public all through my writing life, but people don't quite know what I've written. People don't read…

— Alan Bennett

I live my life like anybody else, and people choose to write about mine. And what they write I can't control - when they…

— Ashton Kutcher

I figure if you talk about it once, then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further. So,…

— James Van Der Beek

Surely the whole point of writing your own life story is to be as honest as you possibly can, revealing everything about yourself that…

— Judith Krantz

Writing with privacy is paramount. You must feel free to admit to yourself your deepest, darkest secrets and true feelings.

— Jewel

I think you can tell stories and give perspectives and yet still keep stuff for yourself, too. I keep a lot of my life…

— Duff McKagan