Joyce Maynard

If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.

The process of writing has always started for me when I put myself in a place where no one distracts me.

A person who deserves my loyalty receives it.

Realistically speaking, I don't know how many more years I will want to be acting or will be invited to be.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.