Quotes tagged ‘Memoirs’

“I don’t want to write the sort of memoir that slags people off and takes vengeance, I don’t admire writers who do that. It’s cheap, angry.”

— Rose Tremain, theguardian.com

“After cancer, I became a semicolon.”

— Anthony R. Cardno, amazon.com

“Family portrait: everyone smiles but me.”

— Ian Baaske, amazon.com

“Alzheimer's: meeting new people every day.”

— Phil Skversky, amazon.com

“Now only no past no future”

— Maude Bigelow, writing.upenn.edu

“You can, you can't, you can.”

— Georgia Renouf, writing.upenn.edu

“Old soul, young spirit, hopeful heart.”

— Sarah Di Fede, writing.upenn.edu

“Always happiest with the bare minimum.”

— Maya Levine, writing.upenn.edu

“That evening the sun didn't set.”

— Zoe Stroller, writing.upenn.edu

“Saved by grace, free at last.”

— Angela Vertucci, writing.upenn.edu

“Too happy, suicidial on the inside”

— Anonymous, writing.upenn.edu

“Please, Time, I am not ready.”

— Valentina Raman, writing.upenn.edu

“I still do not regret anything.”

— Katie Antonsson, writing.upenn.edu

“Never give up the struggle.”

— Irving Jones, writing.upenn.edu

“Brighter light makes the shadow darker.”

— Cindia Huang, writing.upenn.edu

“This time, I actually hit send.”

— Naomi Tsai, writing.upenn.edu

“Felled by dreams, saved by friends”

— Sylvie Beauvais, writing.upenn.edu

“We all belong only to time.”

— Wendy Wolff, writing.upenn.edu

“Change what you are complaining about.”

— Doug Beach, writing.upenn.edu

“Finding balance between meaning vs. happiness.”

— Chris Rippel, writing.upenn.edu