March 2011
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wwnorton:
Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it’s purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it’s going to fail.
-From The Rumpus interview with Nick Flynn
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“Some mornings you wake up fully in your body, and you know this is all there...”
– Nick Flynn, The Ticking Is The Bomb
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“She was so quiet, so careful, and yet so fully present, and I found it a...”
– Gail Caldwell, Let’s Take The Long Way Home
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“So, is it worth it, being responsible? Because if you take your vitamins, and...”
– Meredith Grey (Grey’s Anatomy; 7x16 “Not Responsible”)
