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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 45 quotes by Joyce Maynard Joyce Maynard Maynard at the 2010 Texas Book Festival Born (1953-11-05) November 5, 1953 (age 61) Durham, New Hampshire, United States Spouse(s) Steve Bethel (1977–1989; divorced; three children) Jim Barringer (married 2013) Daphne Joyce Maynard (born November 5, 1953) is an American author known for writing with candor about her life, as well as for her works of fiction and hundreds of essays and newspaper columns, often about parenting... Read full biography of Joyce Maynard → 1 2 3 4 Ctrl → A person who deserves my loyalty receives it. 0 If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself. 0 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... → 0 When I was 12 years old, I read 'Nancy Drew' mysteries and biographies of Madame Curie and Florence Nightingale and books about girls who... → 0 The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art. 0 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... → 0 There is a theme that runs through my work, and that is: the toxic property of keeping secrets. 0 Long after Salinger sent me away, I continued to believe his standards and expectations were the best ones. 0 The silence was part of the story I wanted to tell. 0 I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need... → 0 Although Salinger had long since cut me out of his life completely and made it plain that he had nothing but contempt for me, the thought of becoming... → 0 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... → 0 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. 0 1 2 3 4 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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