Childhood Quote by Sara Nelson

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

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

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

People write memoirs - this is my take, anyway - out of a great sense of self-importance.

— Greil Marcus

I've always loved reading diaries and memoirs and just getting a sense of different personalities and what made them tick as individuals.

— Margaret MacMillan

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

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

I'm embarrassed to say this, but I shy away from memoirs. My feeling is always that I'm saving them for later, so I guess…

— Jennifer Egan

I dislike modern memoirs. They are generally written by people who have either entirely lost their memories, or have never done anything worth remembering.

— Oscar Wilde

I love memoirs. They are probably my favorite literary form, along with biographies. The more confessional, the better. There is so, so, so little…

— Anne Lamott

Usually I read biographies of interesting people. I am not attracted to novels - make-believe, or recreations of what people think life should be.

— Lee Kuan Yew

As far as being territorial about one's own life, that's a mistake for ANY writer. All writers everywhere, in every genre, are drawing from…

— Lidia Yuknavitch