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Six-Word Memoirs - O Magazine Mini Memoirs
Sure your life story could fill a thousand pages—but sometimes a few words are all you need.
By Diane Herbst
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the February 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Robin Elliott Illustration: David Wyffels


"When there's alcoholism in the family, as there was in mine, you pretend everything's fine. There's one story for the outside world and one that's real. My father was a politician, so the difference between our public and private life was more exaggerated. It was like a comedy."
Printed from Oprah.com on Monday, May 20, 2013
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