I'd written Smashed not because I was ambitious and not because writing down my feelings was cathartic (it felt more like playing one's own neurosurgeon sans anesthesia). No. I'd made a habit--and eventually a profession--of memoir because I hail from one of those families where shows of emotions are discouraged. Koren Zailckas
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I wrote this article to express how I feel about my family. I have always been very close to my parents, but later on I have found that many of them are not good at expressing their feelings. The words that they think are best for their children are not what they say. The words that they think are best for their children are not what they say.

The words that they think are best for their children are not the ones they say. They hope for better times but nothing ever changes. At first it was hard for me to express my feelings, but now I am used to it.

Source: Fury: A Memoir

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