He never fell, never slipped back, never flew.
John SteinbeckRead
The biggest takeaway from a memoir is that you have to play fair. Within the first draft, I was writing very angrily because I had a lot of resentment and a lot to process. Through revision is where a lot of learning happened and a lot of forgiveness happened.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Writing a memoir involves honesty and fairness, and through the process, one can achieve personal growth and forgiveness.
This quote by Michelle Zauner emphasizes that writing a memoir is not just about recounting events, but also about engaging in a fair reflection of one's experiences. The process of revising and revisiting one's feelings allows for significant personal growth, forgiveness, and the channeling of anger into understanding and healing.
Themes
MemoirForgivenessWritingAngerLearning
In practice
Example use cases
When discussing the process of writing at a workshop, you could mention this quote to highlight the importance of fairness in storytelling.
Similar quotes
He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.
HesiodRead
Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of the years, but by obedience to the will of God. Some people mature into an understanding of God’s will more quickly than others because they obey more readily; they more readily sacrifice the life of nature to the will of God.
Oswald ChambersRead
The bad thing about falling into pieces is that it hurts. The good thing about it is that once you're lying there in shards you've got nothing left to protect, and so have no reason not to be honest
David James DuncanRead
Reviewers, with some rare exceptions, are a most stupid and malignant race. As a bankrupt thief turns thief-taker in despair, so an unsuccessful author turns critic.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyRead
And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
Dorothy ParkerRead