"I had self-doubt about whether my story was interesting to people. I didn't want to write something that was anecdotal. It was important to me that people would get something out of my book. I want people to read it and say, "Now I don't feel so alone," or "I'm going to remember that next time I'm being an asshole.""
Source : "Q&A: Roseanne Barr, on marijuana, the CIA, and how she is, in fact, the president". Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.esquire.com. April 25, 2013.