American - Writer | November 5, 1953 -
A person who deserves my loyalty receives it.
Joyce Maynard
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If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.
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The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn.
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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.
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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.
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I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story.
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Teach a child to play solitaire, and she'll be able to entertain herself when there's no one around. Teach her tennis, and she'll know what to do when she's on a court. But raise her to feel comfortable in nature, and the whole planet is her home.
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The big dramas that fascinate me are the quiet ones that happen behind closed doors in so-called ordinary families.
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A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen.
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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.
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I compromised my ability to tell my story, at the most basic level.
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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.
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