What Mary Karr has said about The Art of Memoir
1 quote · 1 episode · Aug 5, 2026
Mary Karr, American memoirist and poet, author of The Liars' Club and The Art of Memoir, has been quoted on The Art of Memoir once in 1 episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, most recently on August 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
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Karr argues that smell is the most primordial and emotional form of memory and uses it in writing exercises.
“smell is the most primordial thing. memory and the most emotional memory and it's stored way back in that snake brain hypothalamus”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 32:17
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#878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 5, 2026 · 59 min
Tim Ferriss compiles writing advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Anne Lamott, Joyce Carol Oates, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary Karr, Brandon Sanderson and Seth Godin on starting, persisting and finishing.
Mary Karr on other topics
- Revision (writing) · 1 quote
- Lit (memoir) · 1 quote