“Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember a story.”

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”

“Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.”

“Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.”

“Don't tell the truth. You don't have to.”

“I never have people tell me their stories. I usually have to figure them out myself. Because I know that if people tell me stories, they will expect them to be remembered. And I cannot guarantee that. There is no way to know if the stories stay after I'm gone. And how devastating would it be to confide in someone and have the confidence disappear? I don't want to be responsible for that.”