Books Quote by Isabel Allende

Part of the thing about why I wrote memoirs rather than a novel is that if anybody is going to tell my story it…

— Carol Drinkwater

I don't read memoirs. But if you write a memoir, I would think you'd want people to know, "O.K., look, I've taken some liberties…

— Augusten Burroughs

I’m frequently asked why I don’t write my memoirs. I think I have.

— Pauline Kael

The most obvious difference between writing novels and memoirs is that my memoirs are true stories, and explore certain experiences I've lived, and thus…

— Danielle Trussoni

I completely identify with finding freedom in boundaries. That's why I tend to have more freedom when I write nonfiction over fiction: because I'm…

— Leslie Jamison

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…

— James Frey

People ask me if I am going to write my memoirs. But even if I wanted to, I would not be able. I have…

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

When I write, I don't think about messages for my readers.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I think writers of memoirs need to be respected for the bold decision they take to bare their lives open. That alone should be…

— Andrea Hirata

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…

— Gary Shteyngart

When public figures write memoirs, there is always some indecision regarding how much they want to write of things as they were and how…

— Ehud Olmert

I think the secret of memoirs is keeping those parts of yourself off the page, which makes what you do share more valuable.

— Damian Barr