“I guess that my opinion of writing about real people is informed by defenses of Joyce Maynard's memoir, that the experiences were a part of my life as well, and that I have the right to write about my life.” PeopleWritingWellsRealOpinionDefenseMemoirJoyce Author:Marie Calloway
“I don't have much to say about honesty. All that I feel about it that people don't discuss as far as I know is how much effort it is to create truly honest writing, in my opinion. It requires a lot of thinking and effort.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsWritingEffortOpinionHonestHonesty Author:Marie Calloway
“I admire self-awareness more than probably any other quality, and I think in terms of what qualities are "good" in a person, it's a mostly subjective opinion, so I can't see a reason to think that self-absorption is inherently a bad thing.” ThinkingPersonsI CanSelfReasonTermQualityOpinionAwarenessSelf AwarenessAdmireBad ThingsSubjectiveAbsorptionSelf Absorption Author:Marie Calloway
“I'm not very close to my parents. My stepfather (in my opinion) was very emotionally abusive when I was growing up and there were a lot of other issues I don't feel comfortable talking about publicly. I spent a lot of time in therapy dealing with these issues though, and I feel i'm finally starting to move past them.” FeelsPastMovingParentTalkingOpinionGrowing UpIssuesGrowingComfortableStartingTherapyAbusiveStepfathers Author:Marie Calloway
