One good reason for writing novels based on your life is that you have something to read in old age when you've forgotten what happened.
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.”
“Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's probably why they get along so well.”