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Joyce Maynard Quotes

Joyce Maynard quotes

American Writer November 5, 1953

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It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself. Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "You like to think you can count on a person. To hang around"
You like to think you can count on a person. To hang around Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "A person who deserves my loyalty receives it."
A person who deserves my loyalty receives it. Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "It troubles me that people speak about writing for money as..."
It troubles me that people speak about writing for money as ugly and distasteful. Joyce Maynard
I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if a person isn't paid for what she writes. Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "The silence was part of the story I wanted to tell."
The silence was part of the story I wanted to tell. Joyce Maynard
At Home in the World is the story of a young woman, raised in some difficult circumstances, and how she survives. It tells a story of redemption, not victimhood. Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap..."
I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama. Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have..."
Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have perhaps forgotten what it's like to be 12 years old. Joyce Maynard
Some literary types subscribe to the notion that being a writer like Salinger entitles a person to remain free of the standards that might apply to mere mortals. Joyce Maynard
I wonder what it is that the people who criticize me for telling this story truly object to: is it that I have dared to tell the story? Or that the story turns out not to be the one they wanted to hear? Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "She felt everything too deeply, it was like the world was too..."
She felt everything too deeply, it was like the world was too much for her. Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "For 25 years, I did take my responsibilities as a pleaser of..."
For 25 years, I did take my responsibilities as a pleaser of others sufficiently seriously. Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to..."
I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story. Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard quote: "I compromised my ability to tell my story, at the most basic..."
I compromised my ability to tell my story, at the most basic level. Joyce Maynard

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