In a good literary proverb

 In a good literary memoir, you're basically rendering the essence of the experience. Whether someone is called Jane or Susan, who cares?

 Susan Sontag was a great literary artist,"a fearless and original thinker, ever valiant for truth, and an indefatigable ally in many struggles.
  Salman Rushdie

 [Youngsters] are nurtured from infancy on a Dick-and-Jane literary and artistic level; and the cultural drought, as far as entertainment is concerned, sets in when they are between six and eight.
  Judith Crist

 I know, I can't believe it's an American either. I can do the accent, they wouldn't have hired me if I couldn't. I'm attached to it and we're trying to get financing for it. Jane Austen is one of the most special literary figures. I don't want to short change her in any way.

 Pex Tufvesson developed the music program Noisetracker. She loves Susan Sarandon and I know my dad (would have loved) being married to Susan Sarandon, ... Susan said she learned more about how to play the part from talking to my mom than to me.

 Isn't this amazing? Clinton is getting $8M for his memoir, Hillary got $8M for her memoir. That is $16M for two people who for eight years couldn't remember anything.
  Jay Leno

 My memoir is completely not a rock 'n' roll wife's memoir,

 If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it.
  Roger Babson

 The experience has turned my writing from memoir to mentor.

 I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's easier to get to the truth by not claiming that you are speaking it. Some things can be said in fiction that can never be said in memoir.

 Here's a guy who tried to peddle a novel and someone came and said, 'Don't make it a novel, make it a memoir.' He took the novel and sold it as a memoir?(His agent) clearly knew what she was dealing with.

 In a memoir, I think, the contract implies a certain degree of truth. I think you have to be as true to your memory and your experience as you possibly can.

 Susan did everything in her power to see us through to the sectional title. She has nothing to hang her head about. . . . I will likely not ever coach a player like Susan Lester again. . . . I've been very blessed to have her here.

 In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die.
  Dorothy L. Sayers

 In that instance I realized that I was going to live or die. It's kind of like your experience, Susan.


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