About yourself Quote by Judith Krantz

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

Really, as a writer, I believe that if you're going to write about your own life, you need to do it as honestly and…

— John Grogan

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.

— Barry Bonds

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 like to tell stories in my writing but I definitely use my own life experiences to tell that story.

— Snoh Aalegra

It is so common to write autobiographical fiction in which your own experience is thinly disguised.

— David Leavitt

Everyone's always telling themselves stories about their lives, writers or not.

— Sheila Heti

I think it's difficult, if you're a quite private person like I am, to write about your life very intimately.

— Jo Brand

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

You define your own life. Dont let other people write your lifes story for you.

— Anonymous

The fact that I get to write and direct my own personal story is an amazing thing.

— Nicole Holofcener

Writers are looking for a story. Using your own life as the basis for a story gives it an association with reality that's a…

— Melvyn Bragg