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Biography Quotes

All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose life Picture Quote #1

Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science Picture Quote #1

You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy Picture Quote #1

It is also one of the pleasures of oral biography, in that the reader, rather than editor, is jury Picture Quote #1

I just love biography, and I’m fascinated by people who have shifted our destinies or our points of view Picture Quote #1

In writing biography, fact and fiction shouldn’t be mixed. And if they are, the fictional points should be printed in red ink, the facts printed in black ink Picture Quote #1

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Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography Picture Quote #1

I’m not one of those people who writes a biography or tries to figure out what kind of ice cream the character liked when he was 10 Picture Quote #1

I have had the unfortunate experience of having someone write an unauthorised biography of me. Half of it is lies and the other half is badly written. My feeling is that if I’m going to write my life story, I ought to have my life first Picture Quote #1

Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium Picture Quote #1

Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be Picture Quote #1

My songs form a kind of biography or diary of my life as they are about people I have loved and people I only knew in my heart, places I have seen only for a moment and places I have lived all my life Picture Quote #1

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What use is there for a biography of myself? I’m just a movie actor Picture Quote #1

The personal vocabulary, the individual melody whose metre is one’s biography, joins in that sound, with any luck, and the body moves like a walking, a waking island Picture Quote #1

Others are writing my biography, and let it rest as they elect to make it. I have lived my life, well and ill, always less well than I wanted it to be but it is, as it is, and as it has been; so small a thing, to have had so much about it! Picture Quote #1

The secret of biography resides in finding the link between talent and achievement. A biography seems irrelevant if it doesnt discover the overlap between what the individual did and the life that made this possible. Without discovering that, you have shapeless happenings and gossip Picture Quote #1

On the trail of another man, the biographer must put up with finding himself at every turn; any biography uneasily shelters an autobiography within it Picture Quote #1

I have no desire to write my own biography, as long as I have strength and means to do better work Picture Quote #1

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Writing a biography is not a love affair. It’s not a marriage. It’s a job, it’s a piece of work Picture Quote #1

I’d be happy to have my biography be the stories of my dogs. To me, to live without dogs would mean accepting a form of blindness Picture Quote #1

I began wondering, can one really write a biography of an illness? But I found myself thinking of cancer as this character that has lived for 4,000 years, and I wanted to know what was its birth, what is its mind, its personality, its psyche? Picture Quote #1

All fiction is lies – if it weren’t, it would be biography, history, or reportage Picture Quote #1

I don’t give you editorial control. I want to meet you. I want to interview everybody who’s ever known you. I want to see your correspondence. I want to see your bank statements. But you will have no control over what I write. That’s why I really believe in the unauthorized biography Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I read a biography of some tempestuous artist and find myself longing for fireworks! booze! bloody fights!; I do think that life must be so much more thrilling when you’re actively miserable Picture Quote #1

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I wanted to be a poet when I was 20; I had no interest in fiction or biography and precious little interest in history, but those three elements in my life have become the most important Picture Quote #1

A biography is considered complete if it merely accounts for six or seven selves, whereas a person may well have as many as a thousand Picture Quote #1

I never did write a biography, and I don’t exactly know how to set about it; you see I have to be accurate and keep to the facts, a most difficult thing for a writer of fiction Picture Quote #1

Each of us needs an adequate biography: How do I put together into a coherent image the pieces of my life? How do I find the basic plot of my story? Picture Quote #1

There is no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man Picture Quote #1

I have been devoured all my life by an incurable and burning impatience: and to this day find all oratory, biography, operas, films, plays, books, and persons, too long Picture Quote #1

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All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose life (Biography Quotes) Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science (Biography Quotes) You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy (Biography Quotes) It is also one of the pleasures of oral biography, in that the reader, rather than editor, is jury (Biography Quotes) I just love biography, and I’m fascinated by people who have shifted our destinies or our points of view (Biography Quotes) In writing biography, fact and fiction shouldn’t be mixed. And if they are, the fictional points should be printed in red ink, the facts printed in black ink (Biography Quotes) Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography (Biography Quotes) I’m not one of those people who writes a biography or tries to figure out what kind of ice cream the character liked when he was 10 (Biography Quotes) I have had the unfortunate experience of having someone write an unauthorised biography of me. Half of it is lies and the other half is badly written. My feeling is that if I’m going to write my life story, I ought to have my life first (Biography Quotes) Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium (Biography Quotes) Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be (Biography Quotes) My songs form a kind of biography or diary of my life as they are about people I have loved and people I only knew in my heart, places I have seen only for a moment and places I have lived all my life (Biography Quotes) What use is there for a biography of myself? I’m just a movie actor (Biography Quotes) The personal vocabulary, the individual melody whose metre is one’s biography, joins in that sound, with any luck, and the body moves like a walking, a waking island (Biography Quotes) Others are writing my biography, and let it rest as they elect to make it. I have lived my life, well and ill, always less well than I wanted it to be but it is, as it is, and as it has been; so small a thing, to have had so much about it! (Biography Quotes) The secret of biography resides in finding the link between talent and achievement. A biography seems irrelevant if it doesnt discover the overlap between what the individual did and the life that made this possible. Without discovering that, you have shapeless happenings and gossip (Biography Quotes) On the trail of another man, the biographer must put up with finding himself at every turn; any biography uneasily shelters an autobiography within it (Biography Quotes) I have no desire to write my own biography, as long as I have strength and means to do better work (Biography Quotes) Writing a biography is not a love affair. It’s not a marriage. It’s a job, it’s a piece of work (Biography Quotes) I’d be happy to have my biography be the stories of my dogs. To me, to live without dogs would mean accepting a form of blindness (Biography Quotes) I began wondering, can one really write a biography of an illness? But I found myself thinking of cancer as this character that has lived for 4,000 years, and I wanted to know what was its birth, what is its mind, its personality, its psyche? (Biography Quotes) All fiction is lies – if it weren’t, it would be biography, history, or reportage (Biography Quotes) I don’t give you editorial control. I want to meet you. I want to interview everybody who’s ever known you. I want to see your correspondence. I want to see your bank statements. But you will have no control over what I write. That’s why I really believe in the unauthorized biography (Biography Quotes) Sometimes I read a biography of some tempestuous artist and find myself longing for fireworks! booze! bloody fights!; I do think that life must be so much more thrilling when you’re actively miserable (Biography Quotes) I wanted to be a poet when I was 20; I had no interest in fiction or biography and precious little interest in history, but those three elements in my life have become the most important (Biography Quotes) A biography is considered complete if it merely accounts for six or seven selves, whereas a person may well have as many as a thousand (Biography Quotes) I never did write a biography, and I don’t exactly know how to set about it; you see I have to be accurate and keep to the facts, a most difficult thing for a writer of fiction (Biography Quotes) Each of us needs an adequate biography: How do I put together into a coherent image the pieces of my life? How do I find the basic plot of my story? (Biography Quotes) There is no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man (Biography Quotes) I have been devoured all my life by an incurable and burning impatience: and to this day find all oratory, biography, operas, films, plays, books, and persons, too long (Biography Quotes)

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