Quotes by Joyce Maynard

A good home must be made, not bought. (Joyce Maynard)

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 the object of his wrath was more than I felt ready to take on. (Joyce Maynard)

For 25 years, I did take my responsibilities as a pleaser of others sufficiently seriously. (Joyce Maynard)

I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story. (Joyce Maynard)

I compromised my ability to tell my story, at the most basic level. (Joyce Maynard)

I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if a person isn't paid for what she writes. (Joyce Maynard)

I have not chosen to live a particularly private life myself, I respect the decision of any man or woman who chooses to live such a life. (Joyce Maynard)

I knew when I embarked on the writing of my new memoir that it would be met with some harsh and even brutal criticism. (Joyce Maynard)

I lived with a belief that I was a less worthy person for having fallen short of the approval of the man I had admired more than any other Id known. (Joyce Maynard)

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)