Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love. Joyce Maynard agecrucialexperience Change image and share on social
Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity. Joyce Maynard disabuseillusionlife Change image and share on social
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 girlinviteletter Change image and share on social
One life is not enough for me. I want to go lots of places. Joyce Maynard lifelotplace Change image and share on social
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 circumstancedifficulthome Change image and share on social
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 applyentitlefree Change image and share on social
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 of encouragement to remain true to themselves. Joyce Maynard agebelievedaughter Change image and share on social
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 we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself. Joyce Maynard childgrowlive share on social
More than any other setting - more than battlefields or boardrooms or a spaceship headed for intergalactic travel - I'll put my money on the family to provide an endless source of comedy, tragedy and intrigue. Joyce Maynard battlefieldboardroomcomedy share on social
It is not the task of a reader to please her subjects. Joyce Maynard readersubjecttask Change image and share on social
