I believe a good memoir should have all of the narrative elements of a novel: character development, dialogue, descriptive language, and metaphor. Danielle Trussoni More Quotes by Danielle Trussoni More Quotes From Danielle Trussoni One is but a shade of the other. Danielle Trussoni shade There are always those who would put on armour and go into battle. but the real genius is in finding a way to get what you desire without dying for it. Danielle Trussoni dying real desire When the time comes, we can only expect that we have learned enough to succeed. Danielle Trussoni succeed enough When we are no longer capable of love, we are no longer alive. Danielle Trussoni capable alive I started listening to the Cure around the time I discovered Joy Division and, like Joy Division, they have shaped my taste in all sorts of dark and dreary ways. Danielle Trussoni listening dark joy As a girl, I used to zip myself into a snowsuit, fall into the deepest snowdrift I could find and sweep my arms and legs into the powder, making snow angels that would crumble within minutes of their genesis. Despite their rapid disappearance, something about these frozen, evanescent angels has stayed with me ever since. Danielle Trussoni girl angel fall These moments were wondrous and divine, instances when the gossamer curtain between heaven and earth ripped and all of humanity witnessed the marvel of the ethereal beings. Danielle Trussoni humanity earth heaven The most obvious difference between writing novels and memoirs is that my memoirs are true stories, and explore certain experiences I've lived, and thus operate within the boundaries of memory and fact. Danielle Trussoni differences writing memories Stories of a mythical angel paradise called an Angelopolis are like Peter Pan's Never Never Land. Danielle Trussoni angel land stories Reckless action is worse than wise restraint. Danielle Trussoni reckless wise action But, most important, we must not become as base and treacherous as our enemies. Danielle Trussoni treacherous important enemy I was fifteen then, too young to fall in-love. Or maybe it is only then, with dew of childhood still in my eyes, that I was capable of such love. I will never know, of course. Danielle Trussoni childhood falling-in-love eye Beautiful music plays, but not everyone with ears can hear it. Danielle Trussoni ears play beautiful Every once in awhile you find a novel so magical that there is no escaping its spell. The Night Circus is one of these rarities - engrossing, beautifully written and utterly enchanting. If you choose to read just one novel this year, this is it Danielle Trussoni escaping night years In terms of style, I think the memoirist should have a novelist's skill and all the elements of a novelist's toolbox. When I read a memoir, I want to really, deeply experience what the author experienced. I want to see the characters and hear the way they speak and understand how they think. And so in that way, writing a memoir feels similar to writing a novel. Danielle Trussoni writing character thinking Finding one's voice - or creating a narrative voice that has the power to carry your story - is the hardest part. Danielle Trussoni narrative-voice creating stories I taught myself to write in order to understand who I was and so yes, writing was an act of self-actualization in the beginning. Danielle Trussoni self writing order If I'm not writing, I'm not fully living. It has become the essential element that defines who I am. Danielle Trussoni essentials who-i-am writing We create an image of happiness and success and then we are beholden to it. We tell ourselves stories and sometimes these stories become so strong as to imprison us. Breaking free from our personal fortresses is a long, hard journey, but ultimately what allows one to grow. Danielle Trussoni strong journey long That's l'amour: we willingly walk into the future blindfolded. Danielle Trussoni l-amour amour walks
