When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.
“I was sad Jon Ronson, who wrote in the Guardian and has made a TV show for Channel 4, took against me.”
“To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians can stand a fair chance of being fulfilled in a lifetime, there must be a truly committed leadership in a democratic Nigeria.”