Authors:
  • 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.

    "Conversations With Writers Braver Than Me: Nick Flynn". Interview with Sari Botton, therumpus.net. January 24, 2011.