There are people who can write their memoirs with a reasonable amount of honesty, and there are people who simply cannot take themselves seriously enough. I think I might be the first to admit that the sort of reticence which prevents a man from exploiting his own personality is really an inverted sort of egotism.


Raymond Chandler Speaking (ed. Univ of California Press, 1977) - ISBN: 9780520208353


There are people who can write their memoirs with a reasonable amount of honesty, and there are people who simply cannot take themselves seriously...

There are people who can write their memoirs with a reasonable amount of honesty, and there are people who simply cannot take themselves seriously...

There are people who can write their memoirs with a reasonable amount of honesty, and there are people who simply cannot take themselves seriously...

There are people who can write their memoirs with a reasonable amount of honesty, and there are people who simply cannot take themselves seriously...