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What is 100% truthful when it comes to one's life?  I think there's some grey area in there, where memories carve their own meaning, synapses connected random events, and nuances change with the wisdom of retrospect.

Clearly, a total lie is wrong.  But what is total truth?  When it comes to a memoir, the most interesting aspects to me are how someone has interpreted the events of their life, and I just don't think that's black and white.

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by White_Feather on May 15 2007