“Memoir is not an act of history but an act of memory, which is innately corrupt.”
“Procrastination is also a subtle act of corruption – it corrupts valuable time”
“The act of memory is an act of ghostwriting.”
“If you want self-esteem.” “Do estimable acts” ~ V, from A Piece of Cake: Memoir”
“Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination.”
“Lieux de memoire . . . 'exist because there are no longer any milieux de memoire, settings in which memory is a real part of everyday experience.' And what are lieux de memoire? [They] are . . . vestiges . . . the rituals of a ritual-less society.”