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Joyce Maynard Quotes

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? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

One of the sad realities of being a parent is that the same stuff you know is exciting, educational, and enriching in your child’slife is often messy, smelly and exhausting to deal with Picture Quote #1

Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have perhaps forgotten what it’s like to be 12 years old Picture Quote #1

As for me, I’ve chosen to follow a simple course: Come clean. And wherever possible, live your life in a way that won’t leave you tempted to lie. Failing that, I’d rather be disliked for who I truly am than loved for who I am not. So, I tell my story. I write it down. I even publish it. Sometimes this is a humbling experience. Sometimes it’s embarrassing. But I haul around no terrible secrets Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Women writers have been told, forever, that our stories were not valuable. Not as valuable as men's stories about wars, business, power Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If I told you about all the stories I don’t tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art Picture Quote #1

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it Picture Quote #1

Wherever it is you make your home, there is always this other place, this other person, calling to you. Come to me. Come back Picture Quote #1

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I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama Picture Quote #1

There is a theme that runs through my work, and that is: the toxic property of keeping secrets Picture Quote #1

I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way, but for me, part of the adventure is not knowing how it’s going to turn out Picture Quote #1

No, I said. I didn’t remember that. There was so much to remember, sometimes the best thing was to forget Picture Quote #1

It’s sad but true that if you focus your attention on housework and meal preparation and diapers, raising children does start to look like drudgery pretty quickly. On the other hand, if you see yourself as nothing less than your child’s nurturer, role model, teacher, spiritual guide, and mentor, your days take on a very different cast Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I have no doubt that over the years my children will find plenty of things about me to criticize. But something tells me that twenty years from now not one of them will sit on some therapist’s couch complaining because their mother didn’t spend enough time vacuuming up glitter Picture Quote #1

Before I had children I always wondered whether their births would be, for me, like the ultimate in gym class failures. And I discovered instead... that I’d finally found my sport Picture Quote #1

Every child, woman, and man should possess license to speak or sing in his or her true voice Picture Quote #1

Imagine if you succeeded in making the world perfect for your children what a shock the rest of life would be for them Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) One of the sad realities of being a parent is that the same stuff you know is exciting, educational, and enriching in your child’slife is often messy, smelly and exhausting to deal with (Joyce Maynard Quotes) Those who rhapsodize about the ease and joy of childhood have perhaps forgotten what it’s like to be 12 years old (Joyce Maynard Quotes) As for me, I’ve chosen to follow a simple course: Come clean. And wherever possible, live your life in a way that won’t leave you tempted to lie. Failing that, I’d rather be disliked for who I truly am than loved for who I am not. So, I tell my story. I write it down. I even publish it. Sometimes this is a humbling experience. Sometimes it’s embarrassing. But I haul around no terrible secrets (Joyce Maynard Quotes) 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 (Joyce Maynard Quotes) 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 Quotes) Women writers have been told, forever, that our stories were not valuable. Not as valuable as men's stories about wars, business, power (Joyce Maynard Quotes) 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 Quotes) Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love (Joyce Maynard Quotes) 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 Quotes) If I told you about all the stories I don’t tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself (Joyce Maynard Quotes) 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 Quotes) My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer? (Joyce Maynard Quotes) 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 Quotes) The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art (Joyce Maynard Quotes) To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it (Joyce Maynard Quotes) Wherever it is you make your home, there is always this other place, this other person, calling to you. Come to me. Come back (Joyce Maynard Quotes) I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama (Joyce Maynard Quotes) There is a theme that runs through my work, and that is: the toxic property of keeping secrets (Joyce Maynard Quotes) I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way, but for me, part of the adventure is not knowing how it’s going to turn out (Joyce Maynard Quotes) No, I said. I didn’t remember that. There was so much to remember, sometimes the best thing was to forget (Joyce Maynard Quotes) It’s sad but true that if you focus your attention on housework and meal preparation and diapers, raising children does start to look like drudgery pretty quickly. On the other hand, if you see yourself as nothing less than your child’s nurturer, role model, teacher, spiritual guide, and mentor, your days take on a very different cast (Joyce Maynard Quotes) 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 (Joyce Maynard Quotes) I have no doubt that over the years my children will find plenty of things about me to criticize. But something tells me that twenty years from now not one of them will sit on some therapist’s couch complaining because their mother didn’t spend enough time vacuuming up glitter (Joyce Maynard Quotes) Before I had children I always wondered whether their births would be, for me, like the ultimate in gym class failures. And I discovered instead... that I’d finally found my sport (Joyce Maynard Quotes) Every child, woman, and man should possess license to speak or sing in his or her true voice (Joyce Maynard Quotes) Imagine if you succeeded in making the world perfect for your children what a shock the rest of life would be for them (Joyce Maynard Quotes)

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