I think all writing is done through memory. Votes: 2
I think history is collective memories. In writing, I'm using my own memory, and I'm using my collective memory. Votes: 2
Memory is quite central for me. Part of it is that I like the actual texture of writing through memory. Votes: 2
Writing a book is a very lonely business. You are totally cut off from the rest of the world, submerged in your obsessions and memories. Votes: 2
I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now. Votes: 2
I started writing after the death of my grandfather - memories, poems, etc. It was very personal; for years I did not share my writing with anyone. Votes: 2
I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a writing career. You learn a lot. You also remember a lot... and memory is important. Votes: 2
Memory is quite central for me. Part of it is that I like the actual texture of writing through memory. I like the atmospheres that result if episodes are narrated through the haze of memory. Votes: 2
Well, one of the things I discovered in the course of looking back and writing about what I saw in my memory is that I was a closely observant person long before I became a reporter. Votes: 2
Writing on a computer makes saving what's been written too easy. Pretentious lead sentences are kept, not tossed. Instead of sitting surrounded by crumpled paper, the computerized writer has his mistakes neatly stored in digital memory. Votes: 2
It took me 14 years to write 'Crazy Brave' because I kept changing the form and I also kept running away from the story. I said I don't really want to write about myself. But it's about writing about memory. Votes: 2
I lived in upstate New York until I was ten years old and we moved overseas. I have a lot of nostalgic memories of that part of the world, and I love going back there by writing the Lakeshore books. Votes: 2
Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it's a character that's very different from you. Votes: 2
As a novelist, I mined my history, my family and my memory, but in a very specific way. Writing fiction, I never made use of experiences immediately as they happened. I needed to let things fester in my memory, mature and transmogrify into something meaningful. Votes: 2
Now I'm writing about contemporary Los Angeles from memory. My process was to hang out, observe, research what I was writing about, and almost immediately go back to my office and write those sections. So it was a very close transfer between observation and writing. Votes: 2
I write in order to find out what I truly know and how I really feel about certain things. Writing requires me to go much deeper into my thoughts and memories than conversation does. Writing provides the solitude necessary to reflect on being in this world. Votes: 2
We all know that the great memories of our childhood are the little triumphs - it doesn't really matter whether that was in writing, art, on the hockey field or on the football field. It's something that makes you feel - 'I can do this stuff.' Votes: 2
On a very personal level, I have fond memories of spending a lot of time in the Library of Congress working on my collection of poems 'Native Guard.' I was there over a summer doing research in the archives and then writing in the reading room at the Jefferson building. Votes: 2
I've been writing an ongoing letter to my children since they were born, full of recollections of their childhoods. I've filled two journals. It's a great thing to do as a mother - you forget a lot as you go along, but reading over what you've written brings all the memories back. Votes: 2
When I started writing, I was a great rationalist and believed I was absolutely in control. But the older one gets, the more confused, and for an artist I think that is quite a good thing: you allow in more of your instinctual self; your dreams, fantasies and memories. It's richer, in a way. Votes: 2
Writers should take advantage of their surroundings, if only to trigger memories that juice their writing. Votes: 0
Much of my writing is energized by unresolved memories - something like ghosts in the psychological sense. Votes: 0
This is writing. You cut out chunks of your own memories, rework them, bleed into them, breathe into the raw clay, and hope the creature lives. Votes: 0
Sometimes I dream that I'm writing a memoir. A memoir would just be the thing to keep me in the hearts and memories of my adoring public. Votes: 0
Whenever I think of the past, it brings back so many memories. Votes: 7 Steven Wright
The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words. Votes: 6 William H. Gass