Ability Quote by Joyce Maynard

So many people had been asking me to write an autobiography, or threatening to write my biography without any input from me, that I…

— Michael Palin

I wanted to tell my story in a way I haven't done before, things I've been going through in my life.

— Bubba Sparxxx

I wanted to tell my story and where I came from and my background, because it was not easy.

— Gabby Douglas

There was just so much attention that got focused on my story, and what that created was an opportunity for me to share what…

— Liz Murray

All stories have a curious and even dangerous power. They are manifestations of truth -- yours and mine. And truth is all at once…

— Vera Nazarian

If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.

— Joyce Maynard

Every fictional thing I wrote gave me strength to write another and another. By the end I wasn't remaining true to anything but the…

— Lily King

I had just wanted to be part of a story; I wanted to be a person who had a story to tell.

— Julie Schumacher

I think I have always wanted to tell stories. My mother was the real catalyst. I kept talking about it and so she pulled…

— Kim Smith

Telling my story has not been easy for me. I've had to dredge up memories I would have rather forgotten. The lonely, anxiety-ridden months…

— Chirlane McCray

I cannot tell my story without reaching a long way back.

— Hermann Hesse

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.

— Manuel Puig