Both Uses of

anecdote
in
She Said Yes

For every anecdote I remember, Brad remembers two more.†
p. 27.6

anecdote = a short story that is true -- often told for amusement or to make a point

But it's only in retrospect—through anecdotes we've heard from her friends, and through notes and letters we've come across since her death—that we have begun to realize the depth of her innermost thoughts.†
p. 140.0 *

anecdotes = short, true stories