What is the author's style in Mother Teresa, in My Own Words by Mother Teresa?

Mother Teresa: In My Own Words does not have a typical structure for a non-fiction work. It is not an autobiography or a biography, nor is it the reproduction of Teresa's own writings. Teresa never wrote an autobiography, nor did she write any other extended piece. The editor has simple collected a wide range of Teresa's aphorisms, anecdotes, recollections and observations as remembered by Teresa's colleagues, sisters, co-workers and friends. He has then arranged these bits of Teresa's thinking into fifteen distinct categories. Thus, the book does not contain extensive treatment of any one issue, even of Teresa's life. To glean who Teresa is and the major events of her life, the reader must coordinate bits and pieces from different parts of the book and form them into a whole.

Each page will typically display several quotes clearly set off from one another, while longer recollections will take up a single page. But her quotes will never exceed a page, as Teresa was a notoriously sparse speaker.

The editor has arranged Teresa's quotes into fifteen subjects, many of which intersect in various ways. He first produces an introduction explaining a bit about Teresa's life story and how she came to be so influential. The chapters follow.