Biographical Truth Quotes

Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.

I think biography can be more personal than fiction, and certainly can be more expressive.

Anyone who attempts to relate his life loses himself in the immediate. One can only speak of another.

Truth gets buried, that's why people write autobiographies.

A great writer requires a great biography, and a great biography must tell the truth.

I'm interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.

There is a way to tell the truth about you without you; it's just a lot more work.

I grew up reading biographies on groups, and I love all that. The thing about biographies, it's the old cliché but it's true - a lot of the time these things are more about the author than they are about the group.

When you are absorbed in a biographical subject, you get so close you don't realise the potential effect of what you say. You are trying to get at the truth.