“History is written by the victors, but it's victims who write the memoirs.”
Carol Tavris (1944) American psychologist
Source: Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
“But who has time to write memoirs? I’m still living my memoirs.”
Source: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
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