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Memoir Writing Quotes By John Conrad: Even now, I am anxious about the naked

Even now, I am anxious about the naked thoughts that I have shared. The observations are blisteringly honest and of course they have to be. — John Conrad

Memoir Writing Quotes By John Early: Expectation is the dirtiest word in a traveler's

Expectation is the dirtiest word in a traveler's vocabulary. — John Early

Memoir Writing Quotes By Wallace Stegner: Recollection, I have found, is usually about half

Recollection, I have found, is usually about half invention ... — Wallace Stegner

Memoir Writing Quotes By Tracy Kidder: How to preside over your own internal disorder?

How to preside over your own internal disorder? Finding the "I" that can represent the pack of you is the first challenge of the memoirist. — Tracy Kidder

Memoir Writing Quotes By Gin Getz: Wilds whisper, yet I long for their roar.

Wilds whisper, yet I long for their roar. — Gin Getz

Memoir Writing Quotes By Gail Kittleson: Our stories are our best gifts--treasure and share

Our stories are our best gifts--treasure and share them! — Gail Kittleson

Memoir Writing Quotes By Karl Lagerfeld: I live my memoirs, I don't have to

I live my memoirs, I don't have to write them down. — Karl Lagerfeld

Memoir Writing Quotes By Vicki Alayne Bradley: The whole world is like an opened candy

The whole world is like an opened candy jar, and we're plunging in for the best treats — Vicki Alayne Bradley

Memoir Writing Quotes By Slash Coleman: Who thought up the dumb idea to arrange

Who thought up the dumb idea to arrange the memoir section in the bookstore by subject? — Slash Coleman

Memoir Writing Quotes By Martin Amis: We live in the age of mass loquacity.We

We live in the age of mass loquacity.We are all writing it or at any rate talking it: the memoir, the apologia, the c.v., the cri de coeur. — Martin Amis

Memoir Writing Quotes By Steve Earle: The stupidest thing that a writer can do

The stupidest thing that a writer can do is write a memoir I think, unless it's right before you die
maybe. — Steve Earle

Memoir Writing Quotes By Gerry Abbey: My professional life had started and here I

My professional life had started and here I was at a professional dinner full of uninhibited drinking. — Gerry Abbey

Memoir Writing Quotes By Mary Jane Walker: Being a maverick traveller, one would like to

Being a maverick traveller, one would like to place oneself in the place of a local; just listen without judgement. — Mary Jane Walker

Memoir Writing Quotes By Koren Zailckas: When you are writing a memoir, you have

When you are writing a memoir, you have the advantage of knowing how it all ends. It's just taking your life apart and putting it together again. — Koren Zailckas

Memoir Writing Quotes By Ashly Lorenzana: How many pages will it take to tell

How many pages will it take to tell your story? — Ashly Lorenzana

Memoir Writing Quotes By Kilroy J. Oldster: Telling our personal story reveals the shape shifting

Telling our personal story reveals the shape shifting landscape of our mind. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Memoir Writing Quotes By Gillian Marchenko: Sometimes writing is just rubbing words together long

Sometimes writing is just rubbing words together long enough to make a fire. — Gillian Marchenko

Memoir Writing Quotes By Christina Baldwin: The ordinary stories of our ordinary lives have

The ordinary stories of our ordinary lives have extraordinary gifts coded within them ... — Christina Baldwin

Memoir Writing Quotes By Rick Moody: Updike worked this way, and I just kinda

Updike worked this way, and I just kinda borrowed it from him. So the memoir will be relief from novel writing for a moment. — Rick Moody

Memoir Writing Quotes By Pauline Kael: I'm frequently asked why I don't write my

I'm frequently asked why I don't write my memoirs. I think I have. — Pauline Kael

Memoir Writing Quotes By Andrew Rosenthal: Charles Blow's memoir 'Fire Shut Up in My

Charles Blow's memoir 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones' was a breathtaking piece of writing. — Andrew Rosenthal

Memoir Writing Quotes By Gerry Abbey: It was one of those striking moments in

It was one of those striking moments in life where you find familiarity in the inexplicable. — Gerry Abbey

Memoir Writing Quotes By Craig Briggs: As well as writing, 2004 saw my first

As well as writing, 2004 saw my first attempt at wine making: the elixir of life. Unfortunately, my effort tasted more like the elixir of death. — Craig Briggs

Memoir Writing Quotes By Donald Miller: The reason I like writing a memoir is

The reason I like writing a memoir is because it isn't preachy. — Donald Miller

Memoir Writing Quotes By Caitlin Doughty: Writing a memoir is such a private, personal

Writing a memoir is such a private, personal experience that it's intimidating to think of adapting it for television. — Caitlin Doughty

Memoir Writing Quotes By Stephen King: Read a lot, write a lot is the

Read a lot, write a lot is the great commandment. — Stephen King

Memoir Writing Quotes By Maureen Murdock: Memoirists are our contemporary mythmakers.

Memoirists are our contemporary mythmakers. — Maureen Murdock

Memoir Writing Quotes By Anne Sexton: Pain engraves a deeper memory.

Pain engraves a deeper memory. — Anne Sexton

Memoir Writing Quotes By Temple Emmet Williams: It is not a crime to commit First

It is not a crime to commit First Degree Writing — Temple Emmet Williams

Memoir Writing Quotes By Maggie Reese: An intensely gripping narrative ... expertly crafted and

An intensely gripping narrative ... expertly crafted and totally addictive ... a must read! — Maggie Reese

Memoir Writing Quotes By Georgann Low: I like how writing can take you off

I like how writing can take you off for a jaunt in your head and then set you back down in the chair where you've been all along. — Georgann Low

Memoir Writing Quotes By Andre Dubus III: One of the things I learned about writing

One of the things I learned about writing a memoir is you can't drag the reader through everything. Every human life is worth 20 memoirs. — Andre Dubus III

Memoir Writing Quotes By Baby Halder: If a writer starts worring about what he

If a writer starts worring about what he or she has left out or forgotten, they might not be able to write even a single line. — Baby Halder

Memoir Writing Quotes By Bill Ayers: Writing a memoir has a particularly excited sense

Writing a memoir has a particularly excited sense of narcissism. — Bill Ayers

Memoir Writing Quotes By Mitch Albom: I had a very high-grade publisher tell me

I had a very high-grade publisher tell me I was incapable of writing a memoir. — Mitch Albom

Memoir Writing Quotes By Kilroy J. Oldster: It is important to measure ourselves at least

It is important to measure ourselves at least once in life, undertake a personal odyssey that constructs a clarifying prism of our being. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Memoir Writing Quotes By Darin Strauss: Not to be too 'Tale of Two Cities'

Not to be too 'Tale of Two Cities' about it, but I find writing a memoir easier than writing fiction, and more difficult. — Darin Strauss

Memoir Writing Quotes By Gerry Abbey: There were signs everywhere but none that I

There were signs everywhere but none that I could read or even hope to decipher. These multi-lined symbols unhinged my familiar world. — Gerry Abbey

Memoir Writing Quotes By Gerry Abbey: Somehow, we were passing the boundaries of language

Somehow, we were passing the boundaries of language and finding clarity in shared thought, even if we were just talking about beer! — Gerry Abbey

Memoir Writing Quotes By John Green: Sometimes I dream that I'm writing a memoir.

Sometimes I dream that I'm writing a memoir. A memoir would just be the thing to keep me in the hearts and memories of my adoring public. — John Green

Memoir Writing Quotes By Anna White: I think this is the essence of life:

I think this is the essence of life: to be willing circle back, to fall in deeper, to relearn what I thought I already knew. — Anna White

Memoir Writing Quotes By Will Rogers: You know, everybody's ignorant, just on different subjects.

You know, everybody's ignorant, just on different subjects. — Will Rogers

Memoir Writing Quotes By Steve Bisley: Writing a novel is easier than writing a

Writing a novel is easier than writing a memoir; you are not constrained by the truth. — Steve Bisley

Memoir Writing Quotes By Christopher Isherwood: That is what War is, I thought: two

That is what War is, I thought: two ships pass each other, and nobody waves his hand. — Christopher Isherwood

Memoir Writing Quotes By Shannon L. Alder: Writing is the only way to run away

Writing is the only way to run away from home, without ever leaving. — Shannon L. Alder

Memoir Writing Quotes By Elizabeth Gilbert: You write fiction, you're writing memoir, and when

You write fiction, you're writing memoir, and when you're writing memoir, you're writing fiction. — Elizabeth Gilbert

Memoir Writing Quotes By Gore Vidal: I have begun writing what I have said

I have begun writing what I have said I'd never write, a memoir ("I am not my own subject," I used to say with icy superiority). — Gore Vidal