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.
When I was 12 years old, I read Nancy Drew mysteries and biographies of Madame Curie and Florence Nightingale and books about girls who love horses o… - Joyce Maynard
When I was 12 years old, I read Nancy Drew mysteries and biographies of Madame Curie and Florence Nightingale and books about girls who love horses o…
- Joyce Maynard
To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it. - Joyce Maynard
To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it.
If a man wishes to truly not be written about, he would do well not to write letters to 18-year-old girls, inviting them into his life. - Joyce Maynard
If a man wishes to truly not be written about, he would do well not to write letters to 18-year-old girls, inviting them into his life.
Imagine if you succeeded in making the world perfect for your children what a shock the rest of life would be for them. - Joyce Maynard
Imagine if you succeeded in making the world perfect for your children what a shock the rest of life would be for them.
Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love. - Joyce Maynard
Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love.
Wherever it is you make your home, there is always this other place, this other person, calling to you. Come to me. Come back. - Joyce Maynard
Wherever it is you make your home, there is always this other place, this other person, calling to you. Come to me. Come back.
A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen. - Joyce Maynard
A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen.
I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story. - Joyce Maynard
I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story.
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 w… - Joyce Maynard
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 w…
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