Joyce Maynard Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 5, 1953

Topics

MotherChildrenChildParentsI Can

I have to convince myself I know what I'm doing.

Joe Namath

MyselfDoingKnowConvince

I think people seem to want to read pieces that are shorter but not as short as the pieces they can read in small bites on the Internet. It may be that the sort of long essays are hitting a sweet spot between the tiny morsels online and the full-length book.

Meghan Daum

PeopleSweetSmallBookThinkShort

I love looking back at the older fights; they don't make them like they used to. Just watching Tommy Hearns, the technique in his punching, the brilliance and the combinations from the likes of Ray Leonard and 'Sugar' Ray Robinson.

Tony Bellew

LoveLooking BackLookingBackSugar

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction.

Roman Polanski

LifeWorkMy LifeI CanSatisfaction

I have gained so much more from my experiences of being open and loving humanity rather than being jaded and being closed-off.

Mary Lambert

HumanityLovingMoreOpenBeing

Sometimes altering your position is the right thing. Sometimes it's not.

LL Cool J

SometimesThe Right ThingRightYour

I always was an early-morning or late-night writer. Early morning was my favorite; late night was because you had a deadline. And at four in the morning, you make up some of your most absurd jokes.

Joss Whedon

MorningNightYouEarlyLateJokes

In regards to the reaction to Life Is Killing Me, I would say that I'm never happy about anything.

Josh Silver

LifeHappyMeSayReactionNever

I hope that I can be an inspiration to kids that are young and may feel different or may feel like they don't belong.

Jonathan Knight

HopeFeelI CanYoungInspiration

My parents sacrificed so much for all of us. It makes me want to give back to them by being the best I can be.

Diana Lopez

BestParentsMeBackI CanWant

I've always written songs. I'd come home from school and play piano for hours on end, just banging around.

Douglas Hodge

HomeSchoolEndPlayAlwaysPiano

For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

Douglas Adams

MomentNothingHappenHappenedAfter

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