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Judith Barrington quotes

Ocupation: Writer

Life: b. 1944

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The fact is that writing, like any creative undertaking, carries with it both pain and great joy. The pain is often inherent in the most fertile subject matter; the joy lies in transforming that subject matter and thus moving through it in a way that helps us grow while we create something of value to others.

source: - Judith Barrington (2002). “Writing the Memoir”

Topics: Pain, Lying, Moving, Fertile, Undertakings

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My Family and Other Saints echoes Gerald Durrell's classic memoir, My Family and Other Animals, not only in its title, but in its wonderful humor and lyrical prose. Like Durrell, Kirin Narayan takes the reader to a fascinating world far from our own, and brings to life its myriad sights, sounds and smells, while revealing the profound cultural beliefs of its people. India is just the most complex character among a cast of characters-family members, gurus, hippies, and neighbors-all of whom I now count as old friends.

Topics: Hippie, Character, Animal, Complex Characters

If you want help in starting to write memoirs, you don't want to fall into the clutches of a famous writer who has been hired to teach at a writing workshop solely because of his name's ability to attract students, rather than because of any teaching skill. You should not have to grapple with someone who secretly thinks you should be writing about his life rather than your own.

source: - Judith Barrington (2002). “Writing the Memoir”

Topics: Fall, Teaching, Writing, Writing Workshop, Starting To Write

Just as composers go to concerts and artists visit galleries, writers read. You will learn, in the most enjoyable way, more about style and language from reading good literature than you will ever acquire from workshops and how-to books.

source: - Judith Barrington (2002). “Writing the Memoir”

Topics: Book, Reading, Artist, Good Literature

One thing we can probably agree on is that the truth, however we define it, is often hard to tell. It can be hard to tell the facts of the story, and it can be hard to tell its emotional truth too.

Topics: Emotional, Facts, Stories

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