"Everyone knows that a lot of memoirs have made-up scenes; it's obvious. And everyone knows that half the time at least fictions contain literal autobiographical truths. So how do we decide what's what, and does it even matter?"

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Source : Lauren Slater (2000). “Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir”, Random House Incorporated

Lauren Slater

#Matter Quotes #Doe Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“My dog's a gentleman.”
“I don't know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it's more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that they're a woman and people don't want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society.”
“Several devices he has to draw souls to sin, and several plots he has to keep souls from all holy and heavenly services, and several stratagems he has to keep souls in a mourning, staggering, doubting and questioning condition. He has several devices to destroy the great and honorable, the wise and learned, the blind and ignorant, the rich and the poor, the real and the nominal Christians.”
“Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.”
“all history shows that the hand that cradles the rock has ruled the world, not the hand that rocks the cradle!”
“If you love Harry Potter, you're going to absolutely love this...this is the biggest box set that Warner Bros. has ever done. If it was any bigger, it'd need wheels.”
“Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. Educate your daughters, they are amazing.”
“Dark with excessive bright.”

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