Stories I Only Tell My Friends {A Book a Day 19}

As a young girl, I fell hard for Rob Lowe. Maybe first in St. Elmo’s Fire? Then I grew up and realized he’s just a person like every other person with his own set of problems. 

But when I heard he’d written an autobiography—and I kept hearing it was good—I wanted to catch up on him again. Not as a star, but as a very interesting person who’s had a very interesting life.

I don’t read many celebrity memoirs, but I am often delightfully surprised when I do. That’s what happened to me with this one, Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe.

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

I actually listened to it as an audiobook, read by Rob Lowe himself. His stories were fascinating and Lowe was very humble in the telling of them.

In the end, even though our experiences may vary wildly, our basic humanity is more alike than different.

Quotes from Stories I Only Tell My Friends 

“I followed my heart and stayed out of the results.”

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“So I came to the realization: Nothing in life is unfair. It’s just life.”

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“I’ve learned to only concern myself with my end of any transaction. I do the best job I can and then let the results be what they will. I am out of the people-pleasing business.”

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“If you can’t get honest with yourself, if you can’t look yourself in the mirror, no matter how much money they pay you, or how much you are lauded, you are literally putting your life at risk.”

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“Anyone can run a career when the going is good. But it’s in the down times, the quiet times, that long-term careers are really made. You need to find ways to stay in the conversation, to be current and to reinvent yourself.”

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“You can’t build a life on a backstage pass or free swag at Sundance.”

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“The best part is not the biggest, it’s the one that’s most memorable.”


What celebrity memoir would you recommend? I also recommend Bruce Springsteen’s memoir, Born to Run. Share in the comments

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8 thoughts on “Stories I Only Tell My Friends {A Book a Day 19}

  1. Jolene

    I want to read Michelle Obama’s memoir. I think it would be a really interesting read to learn about the life of a former First Lady. Thank you for sharing.

  2. Jerralea Winn Miller

    I love memoir because everyone’s story is unique. I don’t know anythng about Rob Lowe, but his quote, “If you can’t get honest with yourself, if you can’t look yourself in the mirror, no matter how much money they pay you, or how much you are lauded, you are literally putting your life at risk.” really resonates with me.

  3. Lux

    I also don’t read memoirs so much but when I do, I’m amazed by how flawed yet beautiful humans are. Deep down we’re all the same. Thanks for sharing this. Love these quotes too.

  4. Liz Dexter

    Yes, Springsteen’s one is great. The Madness one, “Before We Was We” is excellent and I will say that even though I worked on it – I still enjoyed reading it! Also Elton John’s autobiography is very well done and entertaining.

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