Caroline Knapp
By definition, memoir demands a certain degree of introspection and self-disclosure: In order to fully engage a reader, the narrator has to make herself known, has to allow her own self-awareness to inform the events she describes.
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Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear...Eat, drink, and be merry...Hell, if I'd jumped on all the dames I'm supposed...Inside my heart is breaking...Poetry comes from the highest happiness...My childhood memories are amazing; I had freedom...