"She published her first memoir, Then Again, in 2011, as well as 2014's Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty, 2020's Brother & Sister, and 2024's Fashion First. Speaking to NPR about her writing in November 2011, she explained that it helped keep her from bottling up her feelings. "When you think about my fame, it was really that I became famous for being an inarticulate woman in a Woody Allen movie," she said, "but I found a way to express myself through words.""
"In the portion of the letter Graham shared, Keaton first encouraged her to keep in touch, writing, "Please don't be a stranger. Please invite me to one of your dinners." Then she got into her advice, adding, "And finally.... Please hug yourself in the morning, and remember to write your book, and don't let yourself get anxious, you big winner you." Keaton signed off with "Love, Di.""
Diane Keaton died at 79 on Oct. 11. Former colleagues paid tribute, and Lauren Graham shared part of a personal letter she once received from Keaton. Keaton's message encouraged connection and creative persistence: ask to be invited to dinners, hug yourself in the morning, remember to write your book, and don't let yourself get anxious. Keaton had success as a writer after acting, publishing memoirs and books in 2011, 2014, 2020, and 2024, and she described writing as a means to avoid bottling up feelings. Graham went on to publish Someday, Someday, Maybe in 2013, which reached the New York Times.
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