"One function of the imagination in autobiographical writing is to allow the writer to try out different versions of the self."

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Source : Marilyn R. Chandler, Marilyn Chandler McEntyre (1990). “Healing Art: Regeneration Through Autobiography”, Taylor & Francis

Marilyn Chandler McEntyre

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“The aspects of global warming that matter most to people - how rapidly will the seas rise? Are hurricanes already getting stronger? How strong will they get as a result of warming? Those are still immersed in complexity. So in those realms that catch people's attention most, or that get used as symbols by environmental campaigners, those facets really do come with significant back-and-forthing.”

Source : "Q&A: Andrew C. Revkin". Mother Jones Interview, www.motherjones.com. November/December 2008.
“We think in terms of fate even if we don't believe in it. Even something as trivial as missing the bus - we think: Well, it might be good for something. We always have that thought, no matter how critical we try to be. The idea that everything is always total chance - we're not made for that.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”
“Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.”
“Even though it's become a really cliched thing to see musicians working for charity, it's still effective and it still has to be done.”
“Traditional history appears to be the defacto recognition of every evil deed that failed to be stopped or eliminated.”

Source : Dagobert D. Runes (2015). “Treasury of Thought”, p.29, Open Road Media
“The streets were dark with something more then night.”
“Rest against my heart. Let me watch over your dreams. And know that tomorrow morning, and every morning after that, you'll awaken next to someone who loves you.”

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