Susan Ford Quotes

I like autobiographies. I wouldn't mind making one of those.

I spent most of this afternoon writing a new introduction for my autobiography.

I've always liked the idea of memoirs, going into someone else's life, going through someone else's day and getting out of your own head.

Anyone can write your own life story.

I used to think, 'How can I write my life story? I'm still living it.'

I write a lot about my experiences and the people I meet. I've got a lot of material. But a book about me? It seems sort of odd.

My autobiography was simply the story of my life.

I told my whole life story in my book.

When it was suggested that I write a memoir I said, 'I'm not old enough. I'm not distinguished enough.' But I went home and sat down to write, and the material for the book just came flooding into my hands.

I would never write a memoir, because it would be too boring.

If you're going to write about your life, you must write about your life.

Memoir is a difficult literary form to pull off when dealing with discrete and poignant moments in a life, even harder when seeking to narrate over 80 years of existence.

I will surely pen my autobiography.

A memoir is an invitation into another person's privacy.

If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book.

The further you go, what, I'm gonna wait til I'm 80? Naw, I'm tellin' my story now. I was just moved. I was moved to tell my story. You know? People write books all the time.

For 20 years, Simon & Schuster asked me, 'Why don't you write your autobiography?'

There may be a point where I may decide to write an autobiography.

I've written three books you could think of as memoirs.

One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead.

My Life in CIA is the first time that I've ever written a story in my own name.

I'm just basically telling a story of my life.

One day I was talking about what I was going to do next, and just found myself announcing it: 'I'm going to write a book about my father.'

I've been asked to write an autobiography, and I've started it a couple of times, on different angles, and maybe one day I will, but you know what? There's time for that because I'd like to have the whole story.

I knew it would be painful to write a memoir.