“Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it’s purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it’s going to fail.” IfsSelfSeemsMightOrderFailingMysterySucceedEgoUniversalDeeperDrivenMemoirGenreUniversal Truth Author:Nick Flynn
“I became an electrician after high school. But I always had this thing in me to write. But it was always a little shameful. To say you were a poet was saying you were kind of crazy, and I carried that around for a long time. I still kind of carry that. And I think it might be true, actually.” ThinkingWritingKindLittlesLongStillsMightSchoolCrazyPoetLong TimeHigh SchoolBeing TrueShamefulAfter High SchoolElectricianLife After High School Author:Nick Flynn
“In life you get one take, and it's perfect. It's strange, afterwards you might think I shouldn't have reacted that way, but that's the way you reacted. That's your take; that's all you get.” ThinkingWayMightPerfectStrange Author:Nick Flynn
