Great Quote by Robert Gottlieb

“Ever since the days when such formidable mediocrities as Galsworthy, Dreiser, Tagore, Maxim Gorky, Romain Rolland and Thomas Mann were being accepted as geniuses,…

— Vladimir Nabokov

Anyone who tries to write a memoir needs to keep in mind that what's interesting to you isn't necessarily interesting to a reader.

— Mitch Albom

A fine memoir is to a fine novel as a well-wrought blanket is to a fancifully embroidered patchwork quilt. The memoir, a logical creation,…

— Julia Glass

Novels as dull as dishwater, with the grease of random sentiments floating on top.

— Italo Calvino

I have always felt cookbooks were fiction and the most beautiful words in the English language were 'room service.

— Erma Bombeck

A remarkable memoir that's packed with anecdotes, advice and humor, all while maintaining a high level of dignity and self-awareness.

— Steve Martin

As a publisher and author, I'm a big fan of historical fiction and also memoir.

— Andrea Davis Pinkney

In a longish life as a professional writer, I have heard a thousand masterpieces talked out over bars, restaurant tables and love seats. I…

— Morris West

Great is bookishness and the charm of books.

— Augustine Birrell

All the authors who've ultimately published Louder Than Words memoirs have been very happy to be chosen and excited about the possibility of having…

— Deborah Reber

“Writing nonfiction means I tell people's stories for them, not because they're special but because we all are.”

— Jo Deurbrouck

Memoirs are a well-known form of fiction.

— Frank Harris