In memoir, can you really tell the truth about yourself? You're not going to write about your little peccadilloes, like, "I like a finger in my ass during sex." Or whatever it is. You're not going to come out in typical everyday conversation and say that. That's something that's going to be only for a select few.
Scott McClanahanI'm sure we're going to find out one day that the brain is as worthless as the appendix.
Scott McClanahanSamuel Clemens isn't Mark Twain. Mark Twain is Mark Twain. He doesn't become the thing until he creates himself.
Scott McClanahanThe whole exploitation thing is funny, too. Exploitation is the nature of the world, isn't it?
Scott McClanahan