Isabel Allende
Men's memoirs are about answers; women's memoirs are about questions. Most male authors want to look good in their memoirs and have a place in posterity, while most women know that posterity is what happens when you no longer care. Women want to connect with others here and now; they couldn't care less about legacy!
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In this enlightened age, there are few I believe...Every decade needs its own manual of handicraft...Gentlemen, you can't fight in here!...In men of the highest character...I, poor creature, worn out with scribbling for my bread...We can have democracy in this country...