I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story. Joyce Maynard fundamentalpossessstory Change image and share on social
The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn. Joyce Maynard complicatedrawlovingly Change image and share on social
It is not the task of a reader to please her subjects. Joyce Maynard readersubjecttask Change image and share on social
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 criticizedarehear share on social
The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families. Joyce Maynard bigcallclose Change image and share on social
Growing up in the fifties and sixties, I can only remember knowing one child, ever, whose parents got a divorce, and hardly any whose mother 'worked' at anything besides raising her children. Joyce Maynard childdivorcefifty Change image and share on social
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 closedramahuman Change image and share on social
The process of writing has always started for me when I put myself in a place where no one distracts me. Joyce Maynard distractplaceprocess Change image and share on social
For 25 years, I did take my responsibilities as a pleaser of others sufficiently seriously. Joyce Maynard pleaserresponsibilitysufficiently Change image and share on social
You write about what you know, and you write about what you want to know. Joyce Maynard write Change image and share on social
