"Telling a true story about personal experience is not just a matter of being oneself, or even or finding oneself. It is also a matter of choosing oneself."

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Harriet Lerner

#Stories Quotes #Matter Quotes #Storytelling Quotes

“Like every writer, I am asked where my work originates, and if I knew I would go there more often to find more.”
“The schools must fashion the person, and fashion him in such a way that he simply cannot will otherwise than what you wish him to will.”
“The advice nearest to my heart and deepest in my convictions is that the Union of the States be cherished and perpetuated.”
“I think N.Y.C. definitely had something to do with my figuring out my life path.”
“I'm 37 years old and don't have a steady paycheck.”
“I haven't played a lot of wallflowers but I have played women who have been vulnerable.”
“Be sweet, be good, and honest always.”
“I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it's a superficial experience isn't it?”

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