Quotes about Autobiography

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Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form. — John Berger
It was only after two years' work that it occurred to me that I was a writer. I had no particular expectation that the n — Don DeLillo
[His research into biblical criticism had lead him to the conclusion that most of what was contained in traditional reli — Felix Adler
Mistakes? That's why they put erasers on pencils. — Rick Barnett
The features of character are carved out of adversity. — Rick Barnett
We write, edit, and rewrite the story of our own life employing descriptive words, metaphors, and symbols. Our lives are — Kilroy J. Oldster
Choking with dry tears and raging, raging, raging at the absolute indifference of nature and the world to the death of l — Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot
But there was no time to rest on my laurels. — Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Blankets become Jackets
A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote. — Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Authors can write stories without people assuming that they are autobiographies, but songwriters and poets are often con — Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
If you haven't cried at least once while writing a chapter of your inspirational book, then you have to ask yourself if — Shannon L. Alder
Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography,but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it cred — Katherine Paterson, The Spying Heart: More Thoughts on Reading and Writing Books for Children
Sometimes, the way around prejudice is education. — Liza Mundy, Michelle: A Biography
Your limits are somewhere up there, waiting for you to reach beyond infinity. — Arnold Henry
Why would any writer in her right mind ever consider making a movie instead? That's like going from being a monk or a nu — Amy Tan, The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life
Watching large mammals living their ordinary life in the jungle is extraordinary — Antonio Rossano Mendes Pontes, Amazonia And Other Forests Of Brazil
Archie Henderson has won no awards, written no books and never played any representative sport. He was an under-11 tourn — Archie Henderson
Literature supplements the lives of people and enables us to feel connected with the world. Shared stories blunt a sense — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
The stares were annoying, but I knew they didn’t mean any harm. So, every morning, smiling at them became part of my rou — Sarah Todd Hammer, Determination
Too young for Korea, too old for Vietnam. — Don DeLillo