Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard
Daphne Joyce Maynardis an American novelist and journalist. She received much attention from the press with the publication of her 1998 memoir At Home in the World, in which she wrote that she had lived with the writer J. D. Salinger when he was 53 and she was 18...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth5 November 1953
CountryUnited States of America
Joyce Maynard quotes about
eighteen looking reflects year
Looking Back: An Eighteen Year Old Reflects on Life.
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I felt shame and failure, for all the compromises I'd made in my life. I could feel his silent disapproval of me. It was an oppressive thing.
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It is not the task of a reader to please her subjects.
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The word no Carries a lot more meaning when spoken by a parent who also knows how to say yes.
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This book was written with a high level of awareness about the needs of other people in my life, and a respect for certain boundaries.
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I have not chosen to live a particularly private life myself, I respect the decision of any man or woman who chooses to live such a life.
girlfriend giving speech
I was giving a speech one time, and the woman who introduced me said, 'Well, she used to be J. D. Salinger's girlfriend. I thought, 'God, is that all I've been?' I didn't want to be reduced to that.
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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.
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The word NO, carries a lot more meaning when spoken by a parent who also knows how to say yes.
parent portraits complicated
The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn.
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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.
stories would-be boundaries
If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.
drama doors ordinary
The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families.
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No, I said. I didn't remember that. There was so much to remember, sometimes the best thing was to forget.