Fawn M. Brodie, No Man Knows My History (1945), ch. 19.
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A man's memory is bound to be a distortion of his past in accordance with his present interests, and the most faithful autobiography is likely to mirror less what a man was than what he has become.
— Fawn M. Brodie on Autobiography
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About Fawn M. Brodie
Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 – January 10, 1981) was a biographer and professor of history at UCLA.
About Fawn M. Brodie
Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 – January 10, 1981) was a biographer and professor of history at UCLA.
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