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Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard
American Writer
Born: Nov 5, 1953
About Life Me Myself People Writing
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Women writers have been told, forever, that our stories were not valuable. Not as valuable as men's stories about wars, business, power. Joyce Maynard
Business Women Valuable Men Power Our About Writers Were Been Women Writers Forever Stories Wars
You write about what you know, and you write about what you want to know. Joyce Maynard
You About Write Know Want
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
Home Woman World Young Difficult Circumstances Tells Some She Redemption How Survives Story Young Woman Difficult Circumstances Raised
For 25 years, I did take my responsibilities as a pleaser of others sufficiently seriously. Joyce Maynard
Seriously Others Pleaser Responsibilities Take Years Did Sufficiently
I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story. Joyce Maynard
Own Believe Every Our Possesses Tell Story Us Fundamental Fundamental Right Right
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
Me People Dared Out Tell Telling Criticize Object Hear Truly Wonder Wanted Story Turns Who
Long after Salinger sent me away, I continued to believe his standards and expectations were the best ones. Joyce Maynard
Best Me Long Believe Were Continue His Salinger Expectations After Sent Standards Away
Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love. Joyce Maynard
Love Man Age Women Experience Giving Giving Up Please Crucial Known Parts Up Themselves Many
My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer? Joyce Maynard
Time You Writing Doctor Money Cancer Challenge Job Someone Making Making Money Heard Off Get Paid Last Last Time
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
Free Subscribe Types Some Remain Writer Mere Mortals Like Salinger Person Being Literary Might Notion Standards Apply
The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art. Joyce Maynard
Beautiful Art Will Fall Obligated Feels Without Making His Subjects Handsome Short Depict Flaws Who Painter
The silence was part of the story I wanted to tell. Joyce Maynard
Silence Tell Part Wanted Story
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. Joyce Maynard
God Time Me Woman Thought Giving Introduced One Time Girlfriend She Well Said Reduced Been Salinger Want Used Who Speech
When people ask what I write about, that's what I tell them: 'The drama of human relationships.' I'm not even close to running out of material. Joyce Maynard
People Drama Relationships Out Tell Running About Write Material Close Human Them Ask Human Relationships Even
Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have perhaps forgotten what it's like to be 12 years old. Joyce Maynard
Joy Old Ease Those About Like Perhaps Years Childhood Forgotten Who
I had known there had been a serial killer on Mount Tamalpais, and it felt so incongruous in such a beautiful, peaceful spot. Joyce Maynard
Beautiful Killer Had Known Felt Spot Been Mount Serial Peaceful
One life is not enough for me. I want to go lots of places. Joyce Maynard
Life Me Enough Go Lots Want Places
I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way, but for me, part of the adventure is not knowing how it's going to turn out. Joyce Maynard
Me Not Knowing Other Way Out Outline Writers Count Part Adventure Know Knowing How Friends Going Turn Certainly Who

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